Prisons in Iran

This article provides a list of prisons by country.

A

Afghanistan

Algeria

Serkadji Prison

Australia

Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Northern Territory

Queensland

South Australia

Tasmania

Victoria

Western Australia

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

Canada

Chile

Bío Bío Region

Los Ríos Region

Isla Teja Prison (closed), Valdivia
Complejo Penitenciario de Valdivia, Valdivia

Santiago Metropolitan Regionedit

Ex Penitenciaría de Santiago, Santiago
San Miguel Prison, Santiago
Santiago Public Prison (closed), Santiago

Chinaedit

Macauedit

Coloane Prison - opened 1990
Central Prison - closed 1990
Ka Ho Prison - opened 2014

Croatiaedit

County prisonsedit

Zagreb
Gospić
Pula
Šibenik
Osijek
Rijeka
Split
Varaždin
Bjelovar
Dubrovnik
Karlovac
Požega
Sisak
Zadar

State prisons, penitentiaries and prison hospitalsedit

Glina
Lepoglava
Lipovica-Popovača
Požega
Turopolja
Valtura
Zagreb prison hospital

Former regime prisons and penal coloniesedit

Goli otok (defunct) (males)
Sv. Grgur (defunct) (females)

Czech Republicedit

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Denmarkedit

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

Eedit

Ecuadoredit

Isla Isabela (historical, as penal colony)
Prison 1,^[2] Quito

Egyptedit

Eritreaedit

Nakura, Dahlak Archipelago

Estoniaedit

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 linksedit

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Finlandedit

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 linksedit

Official Website of Finnish Prison Service (in English)

Franceedit

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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Germanyedit

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

Ghanaedit

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.^[3]