Al Jafr prison
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For families
How to send mail, money, and visit Al Jafr prison
Step-by-step guidance using the Jordan system — addresses, money services, visit booking, what to bring on your first visit.
Background
Al Jafr prison was, until its closure in December 2006, one of the most notorious prisons in Jordan's penal system. It was built in 1953, 256 km south of Amman, the capital of Jordan. In the mid twentieth century it held members of leftist political parties. They were imprisoned in Al Jafr after being found guilty of planning or involvement in various attempted coups d'état. Al Jafr later housed common criminals, but remained a symbol of the turbulent 1950s and 1960s.
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Facility profile
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Death-row facility
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Visiting
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Mailing
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Practical info
Contact the operator's website for inmate-specific procedures.
Known issues
No major issues documented in our database.
Notable inmates
- Bashir Barghouti1931–2000 · journalist
Bashir Barghuthi (Arabic: بشÙر اÙبرغÙØ«Ù, 1931â2000) was a Palestinian communist and journalist.
Source: Wikidata + Wikipedia.
Contact & address
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Conditions Risk Score
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Related facilities
Same country, matched on type + security level where possible.
Data completeness
10%How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.
Sources
- Wikipedia — Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikidata (Q4704106)
- Wikipedia
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.
Cite this page
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World Prisons. (2026). Al Jafr prison. Retrieved October 15, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/al-jafr-prison
"Al Jafr prison." World Prisons. Accessed October 15, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/al-jafr-prison.
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author = {{World Prisons}},
title = {Al Jafr prison},
year = {2026},
url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/al-jafr-prison},
urldate = {2026-10-15}
}