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centre de semi-liberte de Besancon

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(selon l'OIP) Adresse : 5, rue Louis Pergaud 25000 Besançon. Date de mise en service : 1885. Nature : Maison d'arrêt. Capacité opérationnelle : 276 places pour 432 personnes hébergées. Densité carcérale : 166,0 %.

Capacity

276

Current population

—

Occupancy

—

Year opened

1990

Operational

Figures from official sources · verified 9 Jul 2026 · methodology

Facility profile

Operator

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Population held

Mixed/unknown

Opened

1990

Region

Besançon

Security level

—

Death-row facility

No

Conditions

(selon le CGLPL) Rapport de visite de la maison d'arrêt de Besançon (Doubs). Date(s) de visite : Du 08/01/2013 au 11/01/2013.

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.

Contact & address

5, rue Louis Pergaud 25000 Besançon
03.81.41.41.90

Conditions Risk Score

Derived signal — not a judgement. How it's calculated

0/100
Low concern0/100
Overcrowding
0/30
Oversight reports
0/30
Structural flags
0/15
Death signals
0/15
Conditions text
0/10

This facility scores 0. The national average across 732 scored France facilities is 12 — 12 points below national average.

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Compared to other facilities in France

731 peers
Capacity (beds)this: 276 · peers avg: 344 (20%)

Data completeness

44%

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@misc{worldprisons-centre-de-semi-liberte-de-b,
  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {centre de semi-liberte de Besancon},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/centre-de-semi-liberte-de-besancon},
  urldate = {2026-10-23}
}