The site of the Sušica detention camp lies on the outskirts of Vlasenica. The camp was established in 1992 by Serbian forces and held Bosniak civilian prisoners — men, women, and children — under brutal conditions. Beatings, torture, and killings occurred here during the first months of the Bosnian War. The camp was in operation for roughly four months before closing in September 1992, by which time most of the Bosniak population of Vlasenica had been expelled, killed, or fled.
A small memorial marks the site. Visiting is a sober act of witness. The site is not extensively developed for tourism, and many Bosnians feel it should not be. For travellers interested in understanding the Bosnian War at a human scale — beyond Sarajevo and Srebrenica — Vlasenica and its camp represent the pattern of ethnic cleansing that was repeated across dozens of towns in this region in 1992.