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Centre pénitentiaire de Vendin Le Vieil

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(selon l'OIP) Adresse : 5 Rue Léon Droux 62880 Vendin-le-Vieil. Date de mise en service : 2015. Nature : Centre pénitentiaire. Capacité opérationnelle : 162 places pour 120 personnes hébergées. Densité carcérale : 77,8 %.

Capacity

238

Current population

92

Occupancy

39%

Year opened

2100

Operational

Figures from official sources · verified 9 Jul 2026 · methodology

Facility profile

Population held

male

Opened

2100

Region

DISP Lille

Security level

—

Death-row facility

No

Conditions

(selon le CGLPL) Rapport de visite du centre pénitentiaire de Vendin-le-Vieil (Pas-de-Calais). Date(s) de visite : Du 06/03/2017 au 10/03/2017.

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.

Notable inmates

  • Mohamed Amra
    1994 · criminal

    Mohamed Amra (born 10 March 1994), also known as "The Fly" (French: La Mouche), is a French criminal.

  • Christophe Khider
    1971

Source: Wikidata + Wikipedia.

Contact & address

5 Rue Léon Droux, Vendin-le-Vieil 62880
03 61 19 71 22
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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
Occupancythis: 39% · peers avg: 139% (72%)
Capacity (beds)this: 238 · peers avg: 344 (31%)

Data completeness

76%

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BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-centre-penitentiaire-de-ven,
  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {Centre pénitentiaire de Vendin Le Vieil},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/centre-penitentiaire-de-vendin-le-vieil},
  urldate = {2026-10-23}
}