il ▁( also ▁called ▁Ein f ache ▁Gesellschaft ▁G ross es ▁Mo os ), ▁to ▁which ▁the ▁politician ▁Jakob ▁St ämp fli ▁was ▁involved ▁with ▁all ▁his ▁fortune . ▁The ▁company , ▁however , ▁fell ▁ 1 8 7 9 ▁in ▁bank rupt cy , ▁and ▁ 1 8 9 1 ▁the ▁domain ▁was ▁acquired ▁by ▁the ▁canton ▁of ▁Ber ne ▁ ▁from ▁the ▁bank rupt cy ▁estate . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 4 ▁the ▁first ▁Bar ra cks ▁were ▁built ▁for ▁ 1 0 0 ▁in m ates . ▁Friedrich ▁Gla user ▁spent ▁one ▁year ▁as ▁an ▁" admin istr ative ▁in mate " ▁in ▁W itz w il ▁ 1 9 2 5 ▁to ▁ 1 9 2 6 ▁and ▁tried ▁to ▁commit ▁suic ide . ▁Short ly ▁after ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁W itz w il ▁att ained ▁its ▁maximum ▁capacity ▁with ▁ 6 0 0 ▁ ▁prisoners . ▁Between ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁a ▁new ▁prison ▁building ▁was ▁built . ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁a ▁closed ▁“ W oh ng ru ppe ” ▁ ▁was ▁opened . ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁followed ▁the ▁opening ▁of ▁the ▁department ▁“ Aus sch aff ung ” ▁for ▁ 3 6 ▁people ▁bound ▁to ▁be ▁force fully ▁rep atri ated ▁back ▁to ▁their ▁country ▁of ▁origin . ▁ ▁Current ▁Today , ▁W itz w il ▁offers ▁space ▁for ▁ 2 0 0 ▁in m ates ▁and ▁emp lo ys