From 1951 onwards, the Berlin-Mitte remand centre was located near Alexanderplatz in the GDR. Men and women were held in the prison on Keibelstraße on various charges: for theft or for political offences such as ‘illegal border crossing’ or ‘incitement against the state’.
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U-Haftanstalt Keibelstraße
The guided tour explores the history of the site and the conditions of detention: what was daily life like for the inmates? How were the prisoners treated, and how were their cells furnished?
- The tour lasts one hour and is free of charge.
The next public tours are on 27 September 2026 and 11 October 2026, both at 12 noon:
Please register at anmeldung@keibelstrasse.de by 24 September 2026 at the latest, providing the following details: number and names of participants.
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