List of prisons in Romania
Some prisons in Romania formerly housed political prisoners, both during successive dictatorships of 1938-1944 and during the subsequent Communist regime. there are 45 prisons under the control of the Ministry of Justice, housing about 27,600 prisoners.
| Prison | Image | Opening/Closing date | City or Town | Description |
| Aiud Prison | Constructed in the 1800s | Aiud, Alba County | The prison is operated by the Ministry of Justice. | |
| Bright Light (CIA) | Bucharest | The prison is operated as a black site by the Central Intelligence Agency. | ||
| Doftana Prison | 1895 to about 1945 | Doftana, a village in Telega commune, Prahova County | "The Romanian Bastille": housed communist political prisoners and others | |
| Gherla Prison | 1785 | Gherla | Maximum security prison | |
| Jilava Prison | Converted from a fort in 1907 | Jilava commune, Ilfov County | The prison was created from a converted fort built by Carol I of Romania. Adrian Nastase, former Prime Minister of Romania, was held in Jilava prison for 8 months of a 2-year sentence. | |
| Pitești Prison | about 1942-1952 | Pitești | Political prison: scene of abusive re-education practices 1949-51 | |
| Râmnicu Sărat Prison | 1901-1963 | Râmnicu Sărat | Political prison both before and during the Communist regime | |
| Sighet prison | 1897: is now Sighet Memorial Museum | Sighetu Marmației | Held political prisoners in the early part of the Communist regime | |
| Târgșor Prison | Built in 1857 for a monastery, it was converted in 1882 into a prison | Târgșoru Nou, Ariceștii Rahtivani, Prahova County | From 1948 to 1952, it held children and political prisoners; it now serves as a women's prison | |
| Name | Image | Date | Place | Description |