Hundreds of recalcitrant minors (some as young as 12) were subjected to psychological experiments and beaten with the intention of being "re-educated" in the spirit of the "Communist new man" (see: Re-education in Communist Romania); the re-education of minors was personally coordinated by Alexandru Nicolschi, one of the main organizers of the Pitești Experiment. Nowadays, the penitenciary serves as a women's prison.
Hundreds of defiant minors (some as young as 12) were subjected to psychological tests and physically punished with the aim of reconditioning them in the spirit of the 'Communist new man' (see: Re-education in Communist Romania); the re-education of minors was personally overseen by Alexandru Nicolschi, one of the main organizers of the Piteřti Experiment. Currently, the prison functions as a women's facility.