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Ghost Hunters International (S01E23) Liepaja, Latvia - Karostas Cietums - Karosta Prison Reveal
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Visit: ... for Paranormal News and Information.A detention facility until 1997, ghostly Karosta Prison was used by the Soviets, Nazis and Latvians as a military prison. Graffiti left behind by former inmates reveals the horrors of doing time here. If you're craving punishment, you can be a prisoner for the night. You'll be subjected to bed checks and verbal abuse by guards - a very different experience.Off limits to everyone - including Latvians - during the Soviet occupation, the Karosta area is the site of a former Russian naval base encompassing about one-third of Liepāja's city limits.From aging army barracks to ugly Soviet-style, concrete apartment blocks (many abandoned), evidence of the occupation still remains, but the Karosta of today is a vibrant place with a bohemian air. Home to artists, musicians, writers and other free thinkers, this progressive area is worth exploring.Latvia's very own version of Alcatraz, but without the water, the sharks and the view of the Golden Gate bridge. The ominous brick building has however been witness to some ghastly crimes over the past century. Originally built as an infirmary in 1900, it was used as a military prison by a long succession of regimes including the Soviets, Nazis and most recently, the Latvians. Indeed, the last prisoner was detained here as recently as 1997, a disturbing thought once you've seen the frightening scenes inside. Although the Nazis sentenced 'criminals' such as Latvian deserters to death here and executed them outside in the yard, the post-independence Latvian military mostly imprisoned barroom brawlers, drunks and seamen who went AWOL and then usually only for a few days. A tour of the building will reveal the horrible life lived by the inmates and the graffiti they left behind. Above the door in the solitary confinement cell is a cryptic message: 'izeja no elles' or 'exit from hell.'Guides are also happy to tell you the tale of the ghost that haunts the prison and how doors often swing open by themselves, how light bulbs screw out of their sockets and how visitors and staff have felt the disturbing cold of a presence not of this earth. The hauntings were even investigated in an episode of the SciFi Channel's Ghost Hunters International. They claimed it was one of the most active locations they had ever visited.Visitors can take a simple tour with a guide or audio guide, participate in a reality show (in English or German), spend the night in a cell or do the ultimate and become a prisoner for the night including regular bed checks, verbal abuse by guards in period uniforms and experience the horrors of using the latrine. For participatory events you must call ahead and reserve a time.
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