Les Corts prison's history

The Provincial Prison for women in Barcelona, the main female penitentiary along the First Francoism, was originally a Correccional General de Dones (General Correctional for Women) of the Generalitat de Catalunya (Catalan Government,  1936-1939).

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Closure of the prison

In preparation for the prison closure, the prisoners from Les Corts were transferred to the Presó Model for men on October 31st, 1955.

 

1955
January
PERSONAL ARCHIVE OF MARIA SALVO IBORRA. Group photo in the yard of the prison, n/d.
PERSONAL ARCHIVE OF MARIA SALVO IBORRA. Group photo in the yard of the prison, n/d.