▁for ▁prisoners , ▁a ▁chap el , ▁administrative - house hold ▁prem ises , ▁and ▁apart ments ▁for ▁employees ▁were ▁planned . ▁But ▁later ▁there ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁places ▁for ▁prisoners ▁grew ▁up ▁to ▁ 5 5 0 . ▁Ka unas ▁Pr ison ▁was ▁seen ▁far ▁in ▁en vir ons ▁of ▁Ka unas ▁center ▁and ▁ar oused ▁terror ▁in ▁everybody . ▁Sometimes ▁it ▁was ▁even ▁called ▁“ K a unas ▁Bast ille ”. ▁During ▁the ▁period ▁of ▁ 1 9 0 5 ▁Revolution , ▁the ▁prison ▁was ▁over c row ded ▁with ▁political ▁prisoners . ▁The ▁branch ▁of ▁Ka unas ▁Pr ison ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁the ▁N inth ▁Fort ▁of ▁Ka unas ▁Fort ress ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 4 . ▁ ▁During ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 9 4 1 , ▁during ▁the ▁German ▁invasion ▁of ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union , ▁the ▁majority ▁of ▁the ▁conv ict s ▁in ▁the ▁Ka unas ▁Pr ison ▁were ▁of ▁Jewish ▁national ity . ▁Most ▁of ▁them ▁were ▁executed ▁at ▁the ▁N inth ▁Fort . ▁The ▁greater ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁prisoners ▁kept ▁in ▁Ka unas ▁Pr ison , ▁was ▁the ▁prisoners ▁under ▁inter rog ation . ▁Due ▁to ▁the ▁lack ▁of ▁food , ▁medical ▁care , ▁the ▁exhaust ive ▁work , ▁be ating , ▁the ▁mort ality ▁of ▁prisoners ▁was ▁rather ▁high . ▁Ka unas ▁Pr ison ▁was ▁completely ▁liquid ated ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 0 . ▁After ▁the ▁reconst ruction , ▁in ▁the ▁place ▁of ▁the ▁former ▁Ka unas ▁Pr ison ▁the