▁turned ▁into ▁a ▁forced ▁labour ▁camp ▁for ▁conv icted ▁Red s ▁and ▁later ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 2 0 s ▁into ▁a ▁facility ▁for ▁political ▁prisoners . ▁T amm isa ari ▁camp ▁was ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁most ▁not orious ▁of ▁all ▁Finn ish ▁Civil ▁War ▁prison ▁cam ps . ▁Between ▁May ▁and ▁September ▁ 1 9 1 8 ▁nearly ▁ 3 , 0 0 0 ▁of ▁the ▁ 8 , 7 0 0 ▁prisoners ▁died ▁of ▁execution s , ▁disease ▁or ▁mal nut r ition . ▁ ▁Finn ish ▁Civil ▁War ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁captured ▁Red s ▁were ▁transferred ▁to ▁the ▁former ▁bar ra cks ▁of ▁the ▁Imperial ▁Russian ▁Army ▁in ▁Drag sv ik ▁in ▁early ▁May ▁ 1 9 1 8 . ▁During ▁the ▁next ▁six ▁months , ▁ 8 , 5 9 7 ▁prisoners ▁were ▁held ▁in ▁T amm isa ari , ▁it ▁was ▁about ▁ 1 1 % ▁of ▁all ▁the ▁captured ▁Red s . ▁Cond itions ▁in ▁the ▁camp ▁were ▁hor rible , ▁general ▁h yg iene ▁was ▁bad ▁and ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁lack ▁of ▁food ▁supplies . ▁In m ates ▁died ▁of ▁mal nut r ition ▁and ▁various ▁disease , ▁including ▁the ▁Spanish ▁influen za ▁that ▁caught ▁Finland ▁in ▁July . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁War ▁Vict ims ▁of ▁Finland ▁ 1 9 1 4 – 1 9 2 2 ▁internet ▁database , ▁a ▁total ▁number ▁of ▁ 2 , 9 9 7 ▁prisoners ▁died ▁in ▁T amm isa ari ▁between ▁May ▁and ▁December ▁ 1 9