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Centre pénitentiaire de Riom

Centre pénitentiairemaleOvercrowded (124%)LowHigh
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(selon l'OIP) Adresse : Route d'Ennezat 63200 Riom. Date de mise en service : 2016. Nature : Centre pénitentiaire. Capacité opérationnelle : 568 places pour 663 personnes hébergées. Densité carcérale : 133,2 %.

Capacity

568

Current population

707

Occupancy

124%

Year opened

2016

Operational

Figures from official sources · verified 9 Jul 2026 · methodology

Facility profile

Operator

—

Population held

male

Opened

2016

Region

DISP Lyon

Security level

—

Death-row facility

No

Conditions

(selon le CGLPL) Rapport de visite de la maison d'arrêt de Riom (Puy-de-Dôme). Date(s) de visite : Du 10/03/2014 au 13/03/2014.

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

Route d'Ennezat, Riom 63200
04 63 85 81 00

Conditions Risk Score

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

5/100
Low concern5/100
Overcrowding
5/30
Oversight reports
0/30
Structural flags
0/15
Death signals
0/15
Conditions text
0/10

What the score is responding to:

  • · Operating at 124% of design capacity

This facility scores 5. The national average across 732 scored France facilities is 12 — 7 points below national average.

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Compared to other facilities in France

731 peers
Conditions risk scorethis: 5/100 · peers avg: 12/100 (60%)

Higher risk than 30% of peer facilities in France.

Occupancythis: 124% · peers avg: 139% (10%)
Capacity (beds)this: 568 · peers avg: 343 (+65%)

Data completeness

62%

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

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BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-centre-penitentiaire-de-rio,
  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {Centre pénitentiaire de Riom},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/centre-penitentiaire-de-riom},
  urldate = {2026-10-23}
}