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Brandenburg-Görden Prison

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  • Siegelmarke Direction der Königlichen Strafanstalt - Brandenburg an der Havel W0205586.jpg

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Capacity

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Current population

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Occupancy

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Year opened

1927

Operational

Figures from official sources · verified 29 May 2026 · methodology

Facility profile

Population held

Mixed/unknown

Opened

1927

Region

Brandenburg an der Havel

Security level

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Death-row facility

No

Conditions

No conditions summary available yet.

Visiting

No visiting information available.

Mailing

No mailing information available.

Practical info

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Known issues

No major issues documented in our database.

Notable inmates

  • Karl Steiner
    Karl Steiner
    1899–1983 · political economist
  • Franz Jacob
    Franz Jacob
    1906–1944 · politician

    Franz Jacob (9 August 1906 – 18 September 1944) was an activist and a Communist politician who participated in the German Resistance against the Nazis.

  • Karl Steiner
    Karl Steiner
    1899–1983 · political economist
  • Salomon Smolianoff
    Salomon Smolianoff
    1897–1976 · counterfeiter

    Salomon Smolianoff (March 26, 1897 – November 14, 1976) was a Jewish counterfeiter and Holocaust survivor involved in Operation Bernhard.

  • Alfred Zingler
    1885–1944 · journalist
  • Franz Streit
    1898–1945
  • Hans Hutzelmann
    1906–1945 · machine fitter
  • Emiel Hertecant
    1919–1943
  • Jerzy Zarębski
    Jerzy Zarębski
    1922–1943

Showing 9 of 12. Source: Wikidata + Wikipedia.

Contact & address

22 Anton-Saefkow-Allee, Brandenburg an der Havel 14772
+49 3381 761 0
[email protected]
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BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-brandenburg-gorden-prison,
  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {Brandenburg-Görden Prison},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/brandenburg-gorden-prison},
  urldate = {2026-10-15}
}