Lefortovo Prison (Russian: Лефортовская тюрьма, IPA: [lʲɪˈfortəvə] (listen)) is a prison in Moscow, Russia, which, since 2005, has been under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation. It was built in 1881 and located in the Lefortovo District of Moscow, which it took its name from Franz Lefort, a close associate of Tsar Peter I the Great.