The history of the future closure of Brygidki: 150 years of discussion to move the penitentiary outside of Lviv

This text will go back to the 19th century in order to show that the discussion about moving Brygidki to another location started as early as the 1870s when it turned out that the very materiality of the former convent prevented the legal bodies from adapting it to allow for a more dignified method of incarceration. In the 21st century, we witness an ongoing discussion on the need to move the Brygidki prison for people awaiting trial, officially Penal Institution No. 19, out of the city of Lviv.