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Centre pénitentiaire de Bordeaux Gradignan
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(selon l'OIP) Adresse : 17 rue du Chouiney 33170 Gradignan. Date de mise en service : 1967. Nature : Centre pénitentiaire. Capacité opérationnelle : 434 places pour 830 personnes hébergées. Densité carcérale : 230,4 %.
Capacity
633
Current population
1,219
Occupancy
193%
Year opened
1967
Operational
Figures from official sources · verified 9 Jul 2026 · methodology
Facility profile
Operator
Administration pénitentiairePopulation held
male
Opened
1967
Region
DISP Bordeaux
Security level
Mixed
Death-row facility
No
Conditions
(selon le CGLPL) Rapport de visite de la maison d'arrêt de Bordeaux-Gradignan (Gironde). Date(s) de visite : Du 13/01/2009 au 15/01/2009.
Visiting
No visiting information available.
Mailing
No mailing information available.
Practical info
Contact the operator's website for inmate-specific procedures.
Known issues
No major issues documented in our database.
Contact & address
Conditions Risk Score
Derived signal — not a judgement. How it's calculated
- Overcrowding
- 22/30
- Oversight reports
- 0/30
- Structural flags
- 0/15
- Death signals
- 0/15
- Conditions text
- 0/10
What the score is responding to:
- · Severely overcrowded at 193% of capacity
This facility scores 22. The national average across 732 scored France facilities is 12 — 10 points above national average.
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Compared to other facilities in France
731 peersData completeness
84%How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.
Sources
- DAP – Statistique des établissements et des personnes écrouées en France
- CGLPL – Rapport de visite
- Direction de l'administration pénitentiaire â France — Ministère de la Justice (République française)
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.
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World Prisons. (2026). Centre pénitentiaire de Bordeaux Gradignan. Retrieved October 20, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/centre-penitentiaire-de-bordeaux-gradignan
"Centre pénitentiaire de Bordeaux Gradignan." World Prisons. Accessed October 20, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/centre-penitentiaire-de-bordeaux-gradignan.
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