The Nicosia Central Prison was built by the British in 1894 and was in use until 1955 as a place of detention of those condemned by the courts to imprisonment, but also as a place of temporary detention of persons under judicial decree.
The Nicosia Central Prison, built by the British in 1894, served from 1894 to 1955 as a place of confinement for those sentenced by court verdicts, but also temporarily detained individuals under judicial orders.