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Centre pénitentiaire de Villefranche-sur-Saône

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Capacity

638

Current population

Occupancy

Year opened

1990

Operational

Facility profile

Operator

General Directorate of Penitentiary Administration

Population held

Mixed/unknown

Opened

1990

Region

Villefranche-sur-Saône

Security level

Death-row facility

No

Conditions

No conditions summary available yet.

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

260 Rue Lavoisier, Villefranche-sur-Saône 69400

Conditions Risk Score

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Compared to other facilities in France

557 peers
Capacity (beds)this: 638 · peers avg: 408 (+56%)

Data completeness

44%

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