In cooperation with the Prison and Court Guard Service, a memorial service for those unjustly and unlawfully imprisoned by the communist regime took place on August 14, 2026, at the memorial plaque of the Leopoldov facility.

Many guests attended this event: Public Defender of Rights Róbert Dobrovodský, Mayor of Leopoldov Terézia Kavuljaková, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Nation's Memory Institute Jerguš Sivoš, Auxiliary Bishop of the Bratislava Archdiocese Jozef Haľko, Deputy Director of the Vicariate of the Prison and Court Guard Service of the Ordinariate of the Armed Forces and Armed Corps of the Slovak Republic Štefan Blanár, and others. For the first time, all three organizations representing political prisoners and their families participated in the commemoration. Addresses were given by Peter Sandtner, Chairman of the Confederation of Political Prisoners of Slovakia; Rafael Rafaj, Chairman of the Political Prisoners – Union of Anti-Communist Resistance; and František Bednár, Chairman of the World Association of Former Political Prisoners.

The Leopoldov facility has become a symbol of all places where thousands of people faced cruel torture and unjust imprisonment with the support of the communist regime and state power. Not infrequently, they also met their deaths behind prison walls. As the Public Defender of Rights emphasized in his speech - remembrance is meaningful if we can translate it into the present and learn from it. This commemoration served as a reminder that freedom, democracy, and human rights are never a given. The stories of people who were persecuted or imprisoned for their opinions remain a testament from the past and a warning for the future. Preserving their memory is therefore significant not only as a sign of respect for the victims but also as a reminder of the need to protect democratic values and individual freedom.