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Hakenfelde Prison
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Background
Hakenfelde Prison (German: Justizvollzugsanstalt Hakenfelde, JVA Hakenfelde) is a low-security prison in Hakenfelde in Berlin, operated by the State of Berlin Department of Corrections. It was opened on 1 March 1978 in what was then West Berlin, and was originally a branch of Düppel Prison. It became an independent correctional institution in 1991. Between 1995 and 1998, its old barracks were replaced by a modern prison building. It has a capacity of 908 prisoners.
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Capacity
908
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Year opened
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Closed 2010
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Facility profile
Operator
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Population held
Mixed/unknown
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Death-row facility
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Conditions
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Visiting
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Mailing
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Practical info
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Known issues
No major issues documented in our database.
Notable inmates
Günter Schabowski1929–2015 · journalistGünter Schabowski ([ËÉ¡ÊntÉ ÊaËbÉfski]; 4 January 1929 â 1 November 2015) was a German politician who served as an official of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany (Sozialistische Einheitspartei Deutschlands abbreviated SED), the ruling party during most of the existence of East Germany.
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Compared to other facilities in Germany
1933 peersCapacity (beds)this: 908 · peers avg: 414 (+119%)
Data completeness
22%How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.
Sources
- Wikipedia — Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikidata (Q1714388)
- Wikipedia
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.
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APA
World Prisons. (2026). Hakenfelde Prison. Retrieved July 21, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/hakenfelde-prison
Chicago
"Hakenfelde Prison." World Prisons. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/hakenfelde-prison.
BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-hakenfelde-prison,
author = {{World Prisons}},
title = {Hakenfelde Prison},
year = {2026},
url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/hakenfelde-prison},
urldate = {2026-07-21}
}