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A
Afghanistan
For prisons in Afghanistan, see List of prisons in Afghanistan. |
Algeria
Australia
For prisons in Australia, see List of prisons in Australia. |
Australian Capital Territory
New South Wales
- Bathurst Correctional Centre
- Berrima 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
- Grafton 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
- Parramatta 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
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
For prisons in Canada, see List of prisons in Canada.Chile
Bío Bío Region
Los Ríos Region
Santiago Metropolitan Region
- Ex Penitenciaría de Santiago, Santiago
- San Miguel Prison, Santiago
- Santiago Public Prison (closed), Santiago
China
- List of prisons in Anhui
- List of prisons in Beijing
- List of prisons in Chongqing
- List of prisons in Fujian
- List of prisons in Gansu
- List of prisons in Guangdong
- List of prisons in Guangxi
- List of prisons in Guizhou
- List of prisons in Hainan
- List of prisons in Hebei
- List of prisons in Heilongjiang
- List of prisons in Henan
- List of prisons in Hong Kong
- List of prisons in Hubei
- List of prisons in Hunan
- List of prisons in Inner Mongolia
- List of prisons in Jiangsu
- List of prisons in Jiangxi province
- List of prisons in Jilin
- List of prisons in Liaoning
- List of prisons in Ningxia
- List of prisons in Qinghai
- List of prisons in Shaanxi
- List of prisons in Shandong
- List of prisons in Shanghai
- List of prisons in Shanxi province
- List of prisons in Sichuan
- List of prisons in Tianjin
- List of prisons in the Tibet Autonomous Region
- List of prisons in Xinjiang
- List of prisons in Yunnan
- List of prisons in Zhejiang
Macau
- Coloane Prison - opened 1990
- Central Prison - closed 1990
- Ka Ho Prison - opened 2014
Croatia
County prisons
- Zagreb
- Gospić
- Pula
- Šibenik
- Osijek
- Rijeka
- Split
- Varaždin
- Bjelovar
- Dubrovnik
- Karlovac
- Požega
- Sisak
- Zadar
State prisons, penitentiaries and prison hospitals
- Glina
- Lepoglava
- Lipovica-Popovača
- Požega
- Turopolja
- Valtura
- Zagreb prison hospital
Former regime prisons and penal colonies
- Goli otok (defunct) (males)
- Sv. Grgur (defunct) (females)
Czech Republic
For prisons in the Czech Republic, see List of prisons in the 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
Eritrea
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
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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
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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.
Greece
For prisons in Greece, see List of prisons in 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
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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
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Iceland
Main article: List of prisons in IcelandIndia
For prisons in India, see List of prisons in India.Indonesia
- Banceuy Prison, Bandung (defunct)
- Kambangan Island
- Kerobokan Prison, Bali
- Denpasar Prison, Denpasar
- Cipinang Penitentiary Institution, Jakarta
Iran
See also: Human rights in Iran § Notable prisons- 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
- 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:
- 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
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
- St. Patrick's Institution, Mountjoy Campus, Dublin 7
- Training Unit, Mountjoy Campus, Dublin 7
- Wheatfield Prison, Dublin 22
Israel
- Maasiyahu Prison
- Megiddo prison
- Nitzan Detention Center
- Hadarim Detention Center
- Ktzi'ot Prison
- Ramot Prison
- Magen Prison
- Be'er Sheva Prison
- Eshel Prison
- Prison Four
- Dekel Prison
- Kishon Detention Center
- Shikma Prison
- Maskoveieh
- Ketziot Military Prison/Ktzi'ot Prison
- Prison Six
- Nafha Prison
- Neve Tirtza Women's Prison
- Ayalon Prison
- Ofer Prison
- Giv'on Prison
- Rimonim Prison
- Damun Prison
- Gilboa Prison
- Tzalmon Prison
- Hermon Prison
- Shata Prison
- HaSharon Prison
- Ashmoret Prison
- Carmel Prison
Italy
- Asinara Prison, Sassari
- Bollate Prison, Milan
- Regina Coeli, Rome
- Rebbibia, Rome
- Forte Boccea, Rome
- Ucciardone, Palermo
- San Vittore, Milan
- Carcere di Opera, Milan
- Giudecca, Venice
- Casa di reclusione, Fossano
- Casa circondariale di Marassi, Genoa
- Casa di reclusione, Eboli
- Istituto a custodia attenuata per madri, Turin
- Istituto a custodia attenuata, Empoli
- Casa circondariale di Rimini, Rimini
- Casa circondariale di Forlì, Forlì
- Casa di reclusione, Orvieto
- Casa circondariale di Pistoia, Pistoia
- Casa circondariale di Giarre, Catania
- Istituto a custodia attenuata per madri, Cagliari
- Casa di reclusione di Altamura, Bari
- Sollicciano, Florence
- Lorusso Cotugno, Torino
- Uta, Cagliari
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Jamaica
For prisons in Jamaica, see List of prisons in Jamaica.Japan
Sapporo Correctional Precinct
- Sapporo Prison 札幌刑務所 - Higashi-ku, Sapporo
- Sapporo Prison Sapporo Branch 札幌刑務所札幌刑務支所 - Higashi-ku, Sapporo
- Asahikawa Prison 旭川刑務所 - Asahikawa, Hokkaidō
- Obihiro Prison 帯広刑務所 - Obihiro, Hokkaidō
- Abashiri Prison 網走刑務所 - Abashiri, Hokkaidō
- Tsukigata Prison 月形刑務所 - Tsukigata, Hokkaidō
- Hakodate Juvenile Prison 函館少年刑務所 - Hakodate, Hokkaidō
Sendai Correctional Precinct
- Aomori Prison 青森刑務所 - Aomori, Aomori
- Miyagi Prison 宮城刑務所 - Wakabayashi-ku, Sendai
- Akita Prison 秋田刑務所 - Akita City
- Yamagata Prison 山形刑務所 - Yamagata, Yamagata
- Fukushima Prison 福島刑務所 - Fukushima, Fukushima
- Fukushima Prison Fukushima Branch 福島刑務所福島刑務支所 - Morioka, Iwate
- Morioka Juvenile Prison 盛岡少年刑務所 - Morioka, Iwate
Tokyo Correctional Precinct
- Mito Prison 水戸刑務所 - Hitachinaka, Ibaraki
- Tochigi Prison 栃木刑務所 - Tochigi, Tochigi
- Kurobane Prison 黒羽刑務所 - Ōtawara, Tochigi
- Maebashi Prison 前橋刑務所 - Maebashi, Gunma
- Chiba Prison 千葉刑務所 - Wakaba-ku, Chiba
- Ichihara Prison 市原刑務所 - Ichihara, Chiba
- Fuchu Prison 府中刑務所 - Fuchū, Tokyo
- Yokohama Prison 横浜刑務所 - Kōnan-ku, Yokohama
- Niigata Prison 新潟刑務所 - Kōnan-ku, Niigata
- Kofu Prison 甲府刑務所 - Kōfu, Yamanashi
- Nagano Prison 長野刑務所 - Suzaka, Nagano
- Shizuoka Prison 静岡刑務所 - Aoi-ku, Shizuoka
- Kawagoe Juvenile Prison 川越少年刑務所 - Kawagoe, Saitama
- Matsumoto Juvenile Prison 松本少年刑務所 - Matsumoto, Nagano
Nagoya Correctional Precinct
- Toyama Prison 富山刑務所 - Toyama City
- Kanazawa Prison 金沢刑務所 - Kanazawa, Ishikawa
- Fukui Prison 福井刑務所 - Fukui, Fukui
- Gifu Prison 岐阜刑務所 - Gifu, Gifu
- Kasamatsu Prison 笠松刑務所 - Kasamatsu, Gifu
- Nagoya Prison 名古屋刑務所 - Miyoshi, Aichi
- Mie Prison 三重刑務所 - Tsu, Mie
Osaka Correctional Precinct
- Shiga Prison 滋賀刑務所 - Ōtsu, Shiga
- Kyoto Prison 京都刑務所 - Yamashina-ku, Kyoto
- Osaka Prison 大阪刑務所 - Sakai-ku, Sakai
- Kobe Prison 神戸刑務所 - Akashi, Hyōgo
- Kakogawa Prison 加古川刑務所 - Kakogawa, Hyōgo
- Wakayama Prison 和歌山刑務所 - Wakayama, Wakayama
- Himeji Prison 姫路少年刑務所 - Himeji, Hyōgo
- Nara Juvenile Prison 奈良少年刑務所 - Nara, Nara
Hiroshima Correctional Precinct
- Tottori Prison 鳥取刑務所 - Tottori, Tottori
- Matsue Prison 松江刑務所 - Matsue, Shimane
- Okayama Prison 岡山刑務所 - Kita-ku, Okayama
- Hiroshima Prison 広島刑務所 - Naka-ku, Hiroshima
- Yamaguchi Prison 山口刑務所 - Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi
- Iwakuni Prison 岩国刑務所 - Iwakuni, Yamaguchi
Takamatsu Correctional Precinct
- Tokuchima Prison 徳島刑務所 - Tokushima, Tokushima
- Takamatsu Prison 高松刑務所 - Takamatsu, Kagawa
- Matsuyama Prison 松山刑務所 - Tōon, Ehime
- Kochi Prison 高知刑務所 - Kōchi, Kōchi
Fukuoka Correctional Precinct
- Fukuoka Prison 福岡刑務所 - Umi, Fukuoka
- Fumoto Prison 麓刑務所 - Tosu, Saga
- Sasebo Prison 佐世保刑務所 - Sasebo, Nagasaki
- Nagasaki Prison 長崎刑務所 - Isahaya, Nagasaki
- Kumamoto Prison 熊本刑務所 - Kumamoto, Kumamoto
- Oita Prison 大分刑務所 - Ōita, Ōita
- Miyazaki Prison 宮崎刑務所 - Miyazaki, Miyazaki
- Kagoshima Prison 鹿児島刑務所 - Yūsui, Kagoshima
- Okinawa Prison 沖縄刑務所 - Nanjō, Okinawa
- Saga Juvenile Prison 佐賀少年刑務所 - Saga, Saga
Medical Prison
- Hachioji Medical Prison 八王子医療刑務所 - Hachiōji, Tokyo
- Okazaki Medical Prison 岡崎医療刑務所 - Okazaki, Aichi
- Osaka Medical Prison 大阪医療刑務所 - Sakai-ku, Sakai
- Kitakyushu Medical Prison 北九州医療刑務所 - Kokuraminami-ku, Kitakyūshū
Social Rehabilitation Program Center(Private Finance Initiative, PFI system)
- Mine Rehabilitation Program Center 美祢社会復帰促進センター - Mine, Yamaguchi
- Kitsuregawa Rehabilitation Program Center 喜連川社会復帰促進センター - Sakura, Tochigi
- Harima Rehabilitation Program Center -播磨社会復帰促進センター - Kakogawa, Hyōgo
- Shimane Asahi Rehabilitation Program Center 島根あさひ社会復帰促進センター - Hamada, Shimane
K
Kuwait
- Sulaibiya Central Prison
L
Laos
- Phonthong Prison, near Vientiane
- Samkhe Prison, near Vientiane
Libya
Lithuania
M
Madagascar
- Antanimora Prison, Antananarivo
- Farafangana prison, Farafangana
Malawi
Malaysia
- Perlis Correctional Centre
- Pokok Sena Prison
- Alor Setar Prison
- Sungai Petani Prison
- Penang Remand Prison
- Seberang Perai Prison
- Kamunting Detention Centre
- Taiping Prison
- Batu Gajah Correctional Centre
- Tapah Prison
- Sungai Buloh Prison
- Kajang Prison
- Kajang Women's Prison
- Seremban Prison
- Jelebu Drug Rehabilitation Institution
- Bandar Hilir Prison
- Sungai Udang Prison
- Dusun Dato' Murad Pre-Release Prison
- Henry Gurney School Telok Mas
- Johor Bahru Remand Prison
- Muar Correctional Centre
- Simpang Renggam Prison
- Kluang Prison
- Penor Prison
- Bentong Prison
- Marang Prison
- Machang Correctional Centre
- Pengkalan Chepa Prison
- Puncak Borneo Prison
- Sri Aman Central Prison
- Sibu Central Prison
- Miri Central Prison
- Limbang Central Prison
- Kota Kinabalu Central Prison
- Kota Kinabalu Women's Prison
- Sandakan Prison
- Tawau Central Prison
- Henry Gurney School Keningau
Malta
- Corradino Correctional Facility, Paola
- Gozo Prison, Victoria (defunct)
- Gran Prigione (Slaves' Prison), Valletta (defunct)
Many of the fortifications, such as Fort Saint Elmo and Fort Ricasoli, were also used as prisons at some point.
Mexico
- Cefereso No. 9, Ciudad Juarez
- Federal Social Readaptation Center No. 1, Almoloya de Juarez
- Palacio de Lecumberri, Mexico City (defunct)
- Penal del Altiplano, Almoloya de Juarez
- Islas Marías Federal Prison, Marías Islands
- La Mesa Prison, Tijuana
Monaco
Morocco
- Tazmamart, Atlas Mountains (defunct)
N
Netherlands
- Zaanstad
- Rotterdam
- Veenhuizen
- Esserheem
- Zwolle
New Zealand
- For prisons in New Zealand, see List of prisons in New Zealand.
North Korea
Operating political prison camps
- Kwan-li-so No. 14 Kaechon
- Kwan-li-so No. 15 Yodok
- Kwan-li-so No. 16 Hwasong
- Kwan-li-so No. 18 Bukchang
- Kwan-li-so No. 22 Haengyong
- Kwan-li-so No. 25 Chongjin
Former political prison camps
Operating reeducation camps
- Kyo-hwa-so No. 1 Kaechon
- Kyo-hwa-so No. 3 Sinuiju
- Kyo-hwa-so No. 4 Kangdong
- Kyo-hwa-so No. 8 Yongdam
- Kyo-hwa-so No. 11 Chungsan
- Kyo-hwa-so No. 12 Chongori
- Kyo-hwa-so No. 15 Hamhung
- Kyo-hwa-so No. 22 Oro
- Kyo-hwa-so No. 77 Danchun
- Kyo-hwa-so Hoeryong
Former reeducation camps
Norway
- Arendal Prison
- Bastøy Prison
- Berg Prison
- Bergen Prison
- Bjørgvin Prison
- Bodø Prison
- Bredtveit Detention and Security Prison
- Bruvoll Prison
- Drammen Prison
- Fredrikstad Prison
- Gjøvik Prison
- Halden Prison (New 2010)
- Hamar Prison
- Hassel Prison
- Haugesund Prison
- Hof Prison
- Horten Prison
- Hustad Prison
- Ila Detention and Security Prison
- Ilseng Prison
- Indre Østfold Prison
- Kongsvinger Prison
- Kragerø Prison
- Kristiansand Prison
- Larvik Prison
- Mosjøen Prison
- Moss Prison
- Oslo Prison
- Ravneberget Prison
- Ringerike Prison
- Sandefjord Prison
- Sandeid Prison
- Sarpsborg Prison
- Sem Prison
- Skien Prison
- Stavanger Prison
- Tromsø Prison
- Trondheim Prison
- Ullersmo Prison
- Vadsø Prison
- Verdal Prison
- Vestre Slidre Prison
- Vik Prison
- Ålesund Prison
- Åna Prison
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Pakistan
For prisons in Pakistan, see Prisons in Pakistan.Sindh
- Karachi Central Jail, Karachi
- Hyderabad Jail, Hyderabad
- Sukkar Jail (old), Sukkar
- Sukkar Jail (new), Sukkar
- Larkana Jail, Larkana
- Khairpur Jail, Khairpur
- Malir Jail, Karachi
- Nawabshah Jail, Nawabshah
- Mirpurkhas Jail, Mirpurkhas
- Sanghar Jail, Sanghar
- Jacobabad Jail, Jacobabad
- Dadu Jail, Dadu
- Badin Jail, Badin
- Shikarpur Jail, Shikarpur
- Nara Jail, Hyderabad
- Women's Jail, Karachi
- Women's Jail, Hyderabad
Punjab
- Central Jail Lahore (at Kot Lakhpat)
- Central Jail Gujranwala
- Central Jail Sahiwal
- District Jail Lahore
- District Jail Sheikhupura
- District Jail Kasur
- District Jail Sialkot
- New Central Jail Multan
- New Central Jail Bahawalpur
- Borstal Institution and Juvenile Jail Bahawalpur
- Central Jail Dera Ghazi Khan
- District Jail Multan
- District Jail Rajanpur
- District Jail Vehari
- Women Jail Multan
- District Jail Rahim Yar Khan
- District Jail Bahawalnagar
- District Jail Muzaffar Garh
- Central Jail Rawalpindi
- District Jail Attock
- District Jail Jhelum
- District Jail Mandi Bahauddin
- District Jail Gujrat
- Sub Jail Chakwal
- Central Jail Faisalabad
- Central Jail Mianwali
- Borstal Institution and Juvenile Jail Faisalabad
- District Jail Faisalabad
- District Jail Jhang
- District Jail Toba Tek Singh
- District Jail Sargodha
- District Jail Shahpur
Papua New Guinea
There are 21 prisons and 10 rural lockups in Papua New Guinea:
- Ambunti Rural Lockup
- Angoram Rural Lockup
- Baisu Prison
- Baiyer Rural Lockup
- Barawagi Prison
- Beikut Prison
- Beon Prison
- Bihute Prison
- Biru Prison
- Bogia Rural Lockup
- Bomana Prison
- Boram Prison
- Bui-Iebi Prison
- Buimo Prison
- Bundaira Prison
- Finshafen Rural Lockup
- Giligili Prison
- Hutzena Rural Lockup
- Kavieng Prison
- Kerevat Prison
- Lakiemata Prison
- Manus Prison
- Maprik Rural Lockup
- Menyamia Rural Lockup
- Misima Rural Lockup
- Ningerum Prison
- Vanimo Prison
Poland
For prisons in Poland, see prisons in Poland.Peru
- Miguel Castro Castro prison
R
Romania
For prisons in Romania, see List of prisons in Romania.Russia
Remand prisons
- Butyrka Prison, Moscow
- Corrective colony No. 2, Mordovia
- Corrective colony No. 2, Vladimir Oblast
- Matrosskaya Tishina, Moscow
- Kresty Prison, Saint Petersburg
- Biysk Prison, Biysk
- Yekaterinburg Remand Prison, Yekaterinburg
- Makhachkala Prison, Makhachkala
- Simferpol Prison, Simferopol
Former KGB remand prisons
- Lubyanka Prison, Moscow
- Lefortovo Prison, Moscow
- Bolshoy Dom, Saint Petersburg
Maximum security prisons
- Pyatak Prison, Ognenny Ostrov
- Vladimir Central Prison, Vladimir
- Samara Penitentiary, Samara
- Black Dolphin Prison, Sol-Iletsk
- White Swan (prison), Solikamsk
- Black Eagle Prison, Ivdel
- Snowy Owl Prison, Kharp
- Saransk Prison, Saransk
- Sosnovka Prison, Sosnovka
- Saratov Prison, Saratov
- Petek Island Prison
- Mordovia Prison, Mordovia
- Minusinskaya Prison, Minusinsk
- Tomsk Prison, Tomsk
- Volgograd Prison, Volgograd
- Kopeysk Prison, Kopeysk
- Ryazan Prison, Ryazan
- Krasnodar Prison, Krasnodar
- Petrozavodsk Prison, Petrozavodsk
- Yekaterinburg Prison, Yekaterinburg
- Tula Prison, Shchyokino (town), Tula Oblast
- Priuralsky Prison, Priuralsky District
S
Saudi Arabia
- al-Ha'ir Prison, near Riyadh
- Jeddah Prison, Jeddah
- Rafha Prison, Rafha
- ʽUlaysha Prison, Mabahith prison in Riyadh
Singapore
- Prisons
- Changi Prison Complex
- Changi Women's Prison and Drug Rehabilitation Centre
- Selarang Park Community Supervision Centre
- Tanah Merah Prison
- Drug Rehabilitation Centres
- Former prisons and detention centres
- Admiralty West Prison
- Outram Prison
- Changi Prison
- Moon Crescent Prison
- Queenstown Remand Prison
- Portsdown Prison
- Tampines Prison
- Sembawang Drug Rehabilitation Centre
- Khalsa Crescent Prison
- Kaki Bukit Centre
- Bedok Reformative Centre
- Lloyd Leas Work Release Camp
Slovakia
South Africa
Main article: Prisons in South AfricaSpain
Operational prisons
Reference
- A Lama Prison, A Lama, Pontevedra
- Alhaurín de la Torre Prison, Alhaurín de la Torre, Málaga
- Albacete Prison, Albacete
- Albocàsser Prison, Albocàsser, Castellón
- Albolote Prison, Albolote, Granada
- Alcalá de Guadaira Prison, Alcalá de Guadaira, Seville
- Alcalá-Meco Prison, Alcalá de Henares, Community of Madrid
- Alcázar de San Juan Prison, Alcázar de San Juan, Ciudad Real
- Alicante Prison, Alicante
- Alicante II Prison, Villena, Alicante
- Almería Prison, Almería
- Aranjuez Prison, Aranjuez, Community of Madrid
- Arrecife de Lanzarote Prison, Teguise, Las Palmas
- Ávila Prison, Brieva, Ávila
- Badajoz Prison, Badajoz
- Barcelona Model Prison, Barcelona
- Bilbao Prison, Basauri, Biscay
- Botafuegos Prison, Algeciras, Cádiz
- Bonxe Prison, Outeiro de Rei, Lugo
- Burgos Prison, Burgos
- Cáceres Prison, Cáceres
- Can Brians Prison, Sant Esteve Sesrovires, Barcelona
- Castellón Prison, Castellón de la Plana
- Centro Penitenciario de Valencia Prison, Picassent, Valencia
- Ceuta Prison, Ceuta
- Córdoba Prison, Córdoba
- Daroca Prison, Daroca, Zaragoza
- El Dueso Prison, Dueso, Santoña, Cantabria
- Figueres Prison, Figueres, Girona
- Girona Prison, Girona
- Estremera Prison, Estremera, Community of Madrid
- Herrera de la Mancha Prison, Manzanares, Ciudad Real
- Huelva Prison, Huelva
- Ibiza Prison, Ibiza, Balearic Islands
- Jaén Prison, Jaén
- La Moraleja Prison, Dueñas, Palencia
- Lledoners Prison, Sant Joan de Vilatorrada, Barcelona
- Lleida Prison, Lleida
- Las Palmas Prison, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
- Logroño Prison, Logroño, La Rioja
- Mansilla de las Mulas Prison, Mansilla de las Mulas, Léon
- Melilla Prison, Melilla
- Monterroso Prison, Monterroso, Lugo
- Morón de la Frontera Prison, Morón de la Frontera, Seville
- Murcia Prison, Murcia
- Nanclares de la Oca Prison, Langraiz-Oka, Álava
- Navalcarnero Prison, Navalcarnero, Community of Madrid
- Ocaña Prison, Ocaña, Toledo
- Palma Prison, Palma, Balearic Islands
- Pamplona Prison, Pamplona, Navarre
- Pereiro de Aguiar Prison, Pereiro de Aguiar, Ourense
- Puerto Prison, Puerto de Santa María, Cádiz
- Quatre Camins Prison, la Roca del Vallès, Barcelona
- San Sebastián Prison, San Sebastián, Gipuzkoa
- Santa Cruz de la Palma Prison, Santa Cruz de la Palma, Santa Cruz de Tenerife
- Santa Cruz de Tenerife Prison, El Rosario, Santa Cruz de Tenerife
- Segovia Prison, Segovia
- Seville Prison, Seville
- Soria Prison, Soria
- Soto del Real Prison, Soto del Real, Community of Madrid
- Tarragona Prison, Tarragona
- Teixeiro Prison, Curtis, A Coruña
- Teruel Prison, Teruel
- Topas Prison, Topas, Salamanca
- Valdemoro Prison, Valdemoro, Community of Madrid
- Valladolid Prison, Villanubla, Valladolid
- Villabona Prison, Llanera, Asturias
- Zuera Prison, Zuera, Zaragoza
- Wad-Ras Prison, Barcelona
Former prisons
- Carabanchel Prison, Madrid
- Cárcel Modelo, Madrid
- Cárcel Real of Cádiz, Cádiz
- Madrid Model Prison, Madrid
- Málaga Prison, Málaga
- Les Corts Prison, Barcelona
- Porlier Prison, Madrid
- Ranilla Prison, Seville
- Trinitat Prison, Barcelona
Prisons planned and under construction
- Tàrrega prison, Tàrrega, Lleida
- El Catllar prison, el Catllar, Tarragona
- Zona Franca prison, Barcelona
Sudan
Sweden
- Långholmen prison, Stockholm (defunct, now operating as a hotel and museum)
- Kumla prison, Kumla
- Hall prison, Södertälje
- Norrtälje prison, Norrtälje
Switzerland
For prisons in Switzerland, see List of prisons in Switzerland.Syria
- Far'Falastin
- Hesekê Hasakah Central Prison
- Tadmor Prison
- Mezze Prison (closed)
- Chirkin prison, Qamishli
- Sednaya Prison
T
Taiwan
Thailand
- Buddha Monthon Temporary Prison, Dhaveevatthana Palace (part of Klong Prem Central Prison)
- Bang Kwang Central Prison, Nonthaburi Province
- Khao Kho District Jail, Phetchabun Province
- Nong Khai Immigration Detention Center, Nong Khai Province
Remand prisons
Thailand has four remand prisons:
- Bangkok Remand Prison
- Minburi Remand Prison
- Pattaya Remand Prison (Chonburi Province)
- Thonburi Remand Prison
Turkey
For prisons in Turkey, see List of prisons in Turkey.
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United Arab Emirates
- Dubai Central Jail, Al Aweer, Dubai
- Dubai Women's Central Jail
- Sharjah Reformatory and Punitive Establishment (SRPE)
United Kingdom
For prisons in the UK, see List of prisons in the United Kingdom.United States
For prisons in the United States, see List of United States federal prisons, Lists of United States state prisons, and List of U.S. military prisons.V
Vietnam
Y
Others
- Abu Ghraib, Iraq
- Bangkwang, Nonthaburi Province, Thailand, nicknamed the "Big Tiger"
- Camp Boiro, Conakry, Guinea
- Camp Crame, Manila, Philippines
- Chikurubi, Zimbabwe
- Devil's Island, French Guiana
- Ezeiza Women's Prison, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Hanoi Hilton, Hanoi, Vietnam (POW prison; historical)
- Insein Prison, Myanmar
- Palacio de Lecumberri, Mexico City, Mexico
- Penal del Altiplano, Almoloya de Juárez, Mexico
- Playa Negra (Black Beach), Equatorial Guinea
- Robben Island, South Africa
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The investigation alleged that more than 1,000 people, many of whom were arrested arbitrarily, were held in horrific conditions in Maroua Prison, located in the north of the country.
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The protest by inmates, who were also calling for pardons, began Monday afternoon at the Miguel Castro Castro prison, located in the San Juan de Lurigancho district, according to the National Penitentiary Institute (INPE).
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- David L. Phillips (5 July 2017). The Kurdish Spring: A New Map of the Middle East. Taylor & Francis. p. 86. ISBN 978-1-351-48036-9.
- Perry, Tom (October 10, 2019). Kasolowsky, Raissa (ed.). "Turkey shelled prison holding IS foreign fighters Kurdish-led administration". Reuters.
The shelling on Wednesday night targeted part of Chirkin prison in the city of Qamishli, the Kurdish-led authorities said in a statement.
- Chachavalpongpun, Pavin (June 2, 2017). "Dhaveevatthana prison: hell on Earth in Thailand". The Japan Times. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
Inside the sprawling Dhaveevatthana Palace in Bangkok is a prison built to lock up those betraying the trust of the new Thai king, Vajiralongkorn. On March 27, 2012, during the Yingluck Shinawatra administration, the Ministry of Justice issued an order regarding the construction of a prison within Dhaveevatthana Palace on a 60-sq.-meter plot of land. Named Buddha Monthon Temporary Prison, it is under the authority of the Klong Prem Central Prison. The Dhaveevatthana prison has been officially legalized, therefore permitting King Vajiralongkorn to imprison anyone under its roof legally. Some of his close confidants have been imprisoned there, from Suriyan Sucharitpolwong (better known as Moh Yong) to police Maj. Prakrom Warunprapha and Maj. Gen. Phisitsak Seniwongse na Ayutthaya. They were behind Vajiralongkorn's "Bike for Mom" campaign in 2015, but were later found guilty of embezzling the project's funds. All died in the Dhaveevatthana prison under mysterious circumstances.
- Graeme R. Newman (19 October 2010). Crime and Punishment around the World [4 volumes]: [Four Volumes]. ABC-CLIO. p. 249. ISBN 978-0-313-35134-1.
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He's currently being held at Bangkok Remand Prison while the US seeks his extradition.
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Gulf News visits the Dubai Women's Central Jail in Al Aweer to see how inmates are being rehabilitated.
- al Ramahi, Nawal (July 9, 2018). "Behind bars with the women and children of Dubai's central jail". The National.
Away from the bustle of the city and in the middle of Al Awir desert, Dubai Central Jail is home to thousands of convicts.
- Abdullah, Afkar (November 21, 2017). "Filipino prisoners convert to Islam in Sharjah". Khaleej Times.
Three Filipino inmates at a Sharjah prison have converted to Islam. According to the Sharjah Reformatory and Punitive Establishments (SRPE), the new Muslims "expressed their happiness over accepting Islam".
- Abdullah, Afkar (January 15, 2017). "1,000-capacity prison opens in Sharjah". Khaleej Times. Archived from the original on January 16, 2017.
A new Sharjah Reformatory and Punitive Establishment (SRPE) that can accommodate 1,000 male inmates was inaugurated on Sunday.
- al-Haj, Ahmed; Michael, Maggie (July 9, 2018). "Yemen demands Emirates shut down prisons where abuses rife". The Associated Press.
In June, the AP revealed that hundreds had been subjected to sexual abuse, including one incident in the Beir Ahmed prison in the southern city of Aden, where detainees were lined up naked as guards probed their anal cavities.
- Michael, Maggie (June 21, 2018). "Detainees held without charges decry Emiratis' sexual abuses". The Associated Press.
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