List of prisons
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This article provides a list of prisons by country.
A
Afghanistan
Algeria
Australia
Australian Capital Territory
Alexander Maconochie Centre
Periodic Detention Centre
New South Wales
Bathurst Correctional Centre
Brewarrina (Yetta Dhinnakkal) Centre
Broken Hill Correctional Centre
Cessnock Correctional Centre
Cooma Correctional Centre
Defence Force Correctional Establishment
Dillwynia Women's Correctional Centre
Emu Plains Correctional Centre
Glen Innes Correctional Centre
Goulburn Correctional Centre
Ivanhoe (Warakirri) Correctional Centre
John Morony Correctional Complex
Junee Correctional Centre
Kirkconnell Correctional Centre
Lithgow Correctional Centre
Long Bay Correctional Centre
Mannus Correctional Centre
Metropolitan Remand and Reception Centre
Mid North Coast Correctional Centre
Mulawa Correctional Centre
Oberon Correctional Centre
Parklea Correctional Centre
Silverwater Correctional Centre
St Heliers Correctional Centre
Tamworth Correctional Centre
Wellington Correctional Centre
Northern Territory
Alice Springs Correctional Centre
Alice Springs Juvenile Holding Centre
Berrimah Prison
Darwin Correctional Centre
Don Dale Youth Detention Centre
Wildman River Wilderness Work Camp
Queensland
Arthur Gorrie Correctional Centre
Brisbane Correctional Centre
Brisbane Women's Correctional Centre
Capricornia Correctional Centre
Lotus Glen Correctional Centre
Maryborough Correctional Centre
Numinbah Correctional Centre
Palen Creek Correctional Centre
Southern Queensland Correctional Centre
Toowoomba Prison
Townsville Correctional Centre
Wolston Correctional Centre
Woodford Correctional Centre
South Australia
Adelaide Pre-Release Centre
Adelaide Remand Centre
Adelaide Women's Prison
Cadell Training Centre
Mobilong Prison
Mount Gambier Prison
Port Augusta Prison
Port Lincoln Prison
Yatala Labour Prison
Tasmania
Ashley Youth Detention Centre
Hobart Remand Centre
Launceston Remand Centre
Mary Hutchinson Women's Prison
Risdon Prison Complex
Victoria
Acheron Boys Home
Beechworth Correctional Centre
Dame Phyllis Frost Centre
Fulham Correctional Centre
HM Prison Barwon
HM Prison Dhurringile
HM Prison Langi Kal Kal
HM Prison Loddon
HM Prison Tarrengower
Hopkins Correctional Centre (Ararat)
Marngoneet Correctional Centre
Melbourne Youth Justice Centre
Metropolitan Remand Centre
Port Phillip Prison
Turana Youth Training Centre
Ravenhall Prison
Western Australia
Acacia Prison
Albany Regional Prison
Bandyup Women's Prison
Banksia Hill Juvenile Detention Centre
Boronia Pre-release Centre for Women
Broome Regional Prison
Bunbury Regional Prison
Casuarina Prison
Eastern Goldfields Regional Prison
Greenough Regional Prison
Hakea Prison
Karnet Prison Farm
Melaleuca Remand and Reintegration Facility
Pardelup Prison Farm
Roebourne Regional Prison
Wandoo Reintegration Facility
West Kimberley Regional Prison
Wooroloo Prison Farm
Argentina
B
Bangladesh
Belgium
Bolivia
Botswana
Brazil
Carandiru Penitentiary (closed and demolished) - In 1992, the prison was the site of the Carandiru massacre.
Presidente Bernardes Provisional Readaptation Center (Presidente Bernardes, São Paulo, Brazil) - inspired by the Supermax standards, although prisoners can only stay there for a maximum of 2 years.
Catanduvas Federal Penitentiary (Catanduvas, Paraná, Brazil) - also based on the Supermax standards. It is the first federal prison in Brazil, designed to receive prisoners deemed too dangerous to be kept in the states' prison systems.
Campo Grande Federal Penitentiary (Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil) - It houses the most dangerous prisoners in the country, as Fernandinho Beira-Mar, the Colombian trafficker Juan Carlos Ramírez Abadía and bicheiro João Arcanjo.
Presidio of Ahu
C
Cameroon
Maroua Prison
New Bell Prison, Douala
Yoko Prison, Adamaoua
Canada
Chile
Bío Bío Region
Chillán Public Prison, Chillán
El Manzano, Concepción
Los Ríos Region
Isla Teja Prison (closed), Valdivia
Complejo Penitenciario de Valdivia, Valdivia
Santiago Metropolitan Region
Ex Penitenciaría de Santiago, Santiago
San Miguel Prison, Santiago
Santiago Public Prison (closed), Santiago
China
Macau
Coloane Prison - opened 1990
Central Prison - closed 1990
Ka Ho Prison - opened 2014
Croatia
Czech Republic
D
Denmark
Blegdamsvej Prison
Copenhagen Police Headquarters Prison
Horsens Statsfængsel (closed 2006, now a prison museum)
Horserød camp
Institution of Herstedvester
Nytorv Prison (for short-term imprisonment, a few hours or less, in between transport to/from another prison and sentencing at Copenhagen City Court)
State Prison in Jyderup
State Prison in Møgelkær (closed 2018, facilities maintained and can open again if necessary)
State Prison in Nyborg
State Prison in Renbæk
State Prison in Ringe
State Prison at Sdr. Omme
State Prison at Søbysøgård
State Prison in Vridsløselille (closed 2016)
State Prison of Central Jutland
State Prison of East Jutland
State Prison of Kragskovhede
Vestre Prison
E
Ecuador
Isla Isabela (historical, as penal colony)
Prison 1, Quito
Egypt
Scorpion Prison
Tora Prison
Wadi el-Natrun Prison
Eritrea
Nakura, Dahlak Archipelago
Estonia
Ämari Prison, Ämari (closed 2007)
Fat Margaret (Paks Margareeta), Tallinn (1830s–1917)
Haapsalu Castle (historic)
Harju Gate, Tallinn (historic, demolished)
Harku Prison, Harku (for women; founded 1920s)
Jägala concentration camp, Jägala (1942–1943, during German occupation)
Klooga concentration camp, Klooga (1943–1944, during German occupation)
Lasnamäe Prison, Tallinn (19th century)
Maardu Prison, Maardu (closed)
Murru Prison, Rummu (maximum; founded 1938)
Pagari street, Tallinn (1941, 1944–1991, during Soviet occupation)
Pärnu Prison, Pärnu (closed)
Patarei Prison (Tallinn Central Prison), Tallinn (closed, now Museum)
Tallinn Prison, Tallinn (maximum; founded 1919)
Tartu Prison, Tartu (maximum; founded 2000)
Toompea Castle, Tallinn (in the beginning of 20th century)
Vaivara concentration camp, Vaivara (1943–1944, during German occupation)
Viljandi Prison, Viljandi (closed 2008)
Viru Prison, Jõhvi (maximum; founded 2006)
Võru Prison, Võru (defunct)
External links
Official Website of Estonian Prison Service (in English)
Official Website of Patarei Prison - Culture Park
F
Finland
Best known prisons (mostly from 19th century or older, mainly still in function except the Katajanokka Prison and Kakola):
former Helsinki County Prison or Katajanokka Prison, so called "Nokka" or "Skatta" (1749–2002)
Sörnäinen Prison, so called "Sörkka", Helsinki
Turku Prison (formerly 'Kakola', 1853–2007)
Hämeenlinna Prison, Hämeenlinna (situated in Häme Castle until 1953)
Oulu Prison, Oulu
Riihimäki Prison, Riihimäki
Sukeva Prison, Sonkajärvi
Konnunsuo Prison, Konnunsuo, Lappeenranta (to be closed 2012)
Pelso Prison, Vaala
External links
Official Website of Finnish Prison Service (in English)
France
Listing from official website: http://www.justice.gouv.fr/minister/DAP/etablissement.htm (in French)
The Bastille, Paris (historic)
Château d'If, Marseille (historic)
Bagne of Toulon (historic)
Clairvaux Prison
Fleury-Mérogis Prison
Fresnes Prison, Fresnes, Val-de-Marne, near Paris
La Santé Prison, Paris
Leandro Prison, Montpellier
G
Germany
For a longer list of prisons in Germany see Liste der Justizvollzugsanstalten in Deutschland (in German)
Brandenburg-Görden Prison (now part of a larger complex called Justizvollzugsanstalt Brandenburg an der Havel)
Ebrach Abbey
Hohenasperg
Hoheneck women's prison
Landsberg Prison
Spandau Prison, Berlin (demolished; had only one prisoner during its final 11 years)
Stammheim Prison
Werl Prison, Werl
Ghana
There are 45 Prisons in Ghana which are managed by the Ghana Prisons Service. In all there are 14,324 prisoners of which 14,125 are males and 199 are females.
Nsawam Prison
Kumasi Prison
Ho Prison
Sunyani Prison
Greece
Korydallos Prison, Korydallos
Ioannia Prison, Ioannia
Komotini Prison, Komotini
Corinth Prison, Corinth
Thessaloniki Prison, Thessaloniki
Larissa Prison, Larissa
Nafplio Prison, Nafplio
Neapolis Prison, Neapolis
Tripoli Prison, Tripoli
Chania Prison, Chania
Chios Prison, Chios
Kos Prison, Kos
Amfissa Preventorium For Prisoners, Amfissa
H
Hungary
Állampusztai Országos Büntetés-végrehajtási Intézet, Állampuszta
Balassagyarmati Fegyház és Börtön, Balassagyarmat
Budapesti Fegyház és Börtön, Budapest
Fiatalkorúak Büntetés-végrehajtási Intézete, Tököl, Szirmabesenyő, Kecskemét
Kalocsai Börtön, Kalocsa
Márianosztrai Fegyház és Börtön, Márianosztra
Nagyfai Országos Büntetés-végrehajtási Intézet, Algyő-nagyfa
Pálhalmai Országos Büntetés-végrehajtási Intézet, Dunaújváros-pálhalma
Sátoraljaújhelyi Fegyház és Börtön, Sátoraljaújhely
Sopronkőhidai Fegyház és Börtön, Sopronkőhida
Szegedi Fegyház és Börtön, Szeged Csillagbörtön / Star Prison
Tiszalöki Országos Büntetés-végrehajtási Intézet, Tiszalök
Váci Fegyház és Börtön, Vác
I
Iceland
India
Indonesia
Banceuy Prison, Bandung (defunct)
Kambangan Island
Kerobokan Prison, Bali
Denpasar Prison, Denpasar
Cipinang Penitentiary Institution, Jakarta
Iran
Ahvaz
Ahvaz Central Prison (Sheyban AKA Shiban prison)
Ahvaz Sepidar Prison
Karun (closed)
Sepah Yekkom (Detention Center operated by Ministry of Intelligence)
Bandar Abbas: Bandar Abbas Prison, Hormozgan Province
Fashafoyeh: See below: Tehran, Central Prison of Tehran
Kahrizak: Kahrizak Prison
Karaj
Fardis Prison "Kachoei prison"
Ghezel Hesar Prison
Rajayi-shahr Prison, AKA Gohardasht prison
Kashan: Kashan Prison
Kerman: Shahab prison
Kermanshah
Dizel Abad Prison
Naft Square Detention Center (operated by Ministry of Intelligence)
Khorramabad
Khorramabad Central Prison
Falak-ol-Aflak Castle (historic)
Khoy: Khoy Prison, West Azerbaijan Province
Mahabad: Mahabad Prison
Mashhad: Vakil-Abad (Central) Prison
Qarchak: Qarchak Women's Prison (Shahr-e Rey prison, also known as "Gharchak Women's Prison" or Varamin prison)
Rasht: Rasht Central Prison, Gilan Province
Sanandaj
Sanandaj Central Prison
Sanandaj Intelligence Office detention center (operated by Ministry of Intelligence)
Sari: Sari Central Prison, Mazandaran Province
Shiraz:
Adel Abad Prison
Seppah Prison
Tabriz: Tabriz Prison, East Azerbaijan Province
Tehran
Ghezel Ghale Prison
Central Prison of Tehran, Fashafoyeh
Evin Prison
Prison 209 or "section 209 of the Evin Prison" (operated by Ministry of Intelligence)
Prison 59 (operated by Sepah-e Pasdaran IRGC)
Ward 2A, or Section 2A of Evin prison (operated by Sepah-e Pasdaran IRGC)
Heshmatiyeh Prison (operated by Sepah-e Pasdaran IRGC)
Qasr Prison (historic)
Shapour detention centre operated by Iranian Police Criminal Investigation Department (Agahi)
Towhid Prison (historic)
Vozara Detention Center
Urmia: Orumiyeh Central Prison, Darya prison
Zabol: Zabol Central Prison
Zahedan: Zahedan Prison
Iraq
Abu Ghraib prison, Baghdad
Nugra Salman Prison, Muthanna Governorate
Ireland
Arbour Hill Prison, Dublin 7
Castlerea Prison, Castlerea, County Roscommon
Cloverhill Prison, Dublin 22
Cork Prison, Cork
Dóchas Centre, Mountjoy Campus, Dublin 7
Kilmainham Gaol (closed)
Limerick Prison, Limerick
Loughan House, County Cavan
Midlands Prison, County Laois
Mountjoy Prison, Mountjoy Campus, Dublin 7
Newgate Prison, Dublin (closed)
Portlaoise Prison, Portlaoise, County Laois
Richmond General Penitentiary, Grangegorman, Dublin 7 (closed)
Shelton Abbey, Arklow, County Wicklow
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