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Centre pénitentiaire de Fresnes

Centre pénitentiairemaleOvercrowded (159%)ModerateHigh
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(selon l'OIP) Adresse : 1 Allée des Thuyas 94260 Fresnes. Date de mise en service : 1898. Nature : Centre pénitentiaire. Capacité opérationnelle : 1488 places pour 2055 personnes hébergées. Densité carcérale : 156,8 %.

Capacity

1,477

Current population

2,344

Occupancy

159%

Year opened

1898

Operational

Figures from official sources · verified 9 Jul 2026 · methodology

Facility profile

Operator

—

Population held

male

Opened

1898

Region

DISP Paris

Security level

—

Death-row facility

No

Conditions

(selon le CGLPL) la maison d’arrêt pour femmes de Fresnes (Val-de-Marne) Le rapport de visite a été communiqué, conformément à la loi du 30 octobre 2007, aux ministères de la justice et de la santé auxquels un délai de huit semaines a été fixé pour produire leurs observations.

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

1 Allée des Thuyas, Fresnes 94260
01.88.28.60.00

Conditions Risk Score

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

22/100
Moderate concern22/100
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 159% 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 peers
Conditions risk scorethis: 22/100 · peers avg: 12/100 (+78%)

Higher risk than 61% of peer facilities in France.

Occupancythis: 159% · peers avg: 139% (+14%)
Capacity (beds)this: 1477 · peers avg: 340 (+334%)

Data completeness

68%

How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.

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@misc{worldprisons-centre-penitentiaire-de-fre,
  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {Centre pénitentiaire de Fresnes},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/centre-penitentiaire-de-fresnes},
  urldate = {2026-10-20}
}