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Capacity

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Current population

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Occupancy

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Year opened

1853

Operational

Figures from official sources · verified 6 Jul 2026 · methodology

Facility profile

Operator

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Population held

Mixed/unknown

Opened

1853

Region

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Security level

—

Death-row facility

No

Conditions

ersons remanded in custody during investigation of their case | | | 6 Sep. | ‘Enner Mark Fængsel’, Horsens | Prison section(in closed prison)particularly for persons remanded in custody during investigation of their case and high-security section | | | 26 Sep. | ‘Søbysøgård Fængsel’, Årslev | Open prison with closed section,particularly for persons serving time | | | Selected recommendations4 | | --- | | • Increase focus on precise and adequate documentation in reports on exclusions from association • Draw up a policy on how to handle and prevent violence and threats among inmates (anti-violence policy) • Make current framework delegation from doctor available to staff(instead of outdated directions) | | • Draw up directions on use of force • Draw up directions on staff assistance with administration of residents' finances • Adjust existing medicine directions to meet applicable requirements | | The monitoring visit did not give rise to recommendations | | • Increase focus on precise and adequate documentation in reports on exclusions from association, including healthcare workers' contact with inmates excluded from association • Management focus on overall developments in number,duration etc.of exclusions • Improve written directions from doctor to nurses and increase focus on correct handling of medicines • Look into how cooperation with psychiatr

Visiting

No visiting information available.

Mailing

No mailing information available.

Practical info

Contact the operator's website for inmate-specific procedures.

Known issues

The Danish National Preventive Mechanism recommended drawing up a policy to handle and prevent violence and threats among inmates, and improving documentation on exclusions from association.

Notable inmates

Source: Wikidata + Wikipedia.

Contact & address

Official site

Conditions Risk Score

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

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

What the score is responding to:

  • · Substantial documented known-issues record

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Reports

  • NPM-dk-ombudsman1 Jan 2018

    ersons remanded in custody during investigation of their case | | | 6 Sep. | ‘Enner Mark Fængsel’, Horsens | Prison section(in closed prison)particularly for persons remanded in custody during investigation of their case and high-security section | | | 26 Sep. | ‘Søbysøgård Fængsel’, Årslev | Open prison with closed section,particularly for persons serving time | | | Selected recommendations4 | | --- | | • Increase focus on precise and adequate documentation in reports on exclusions from association • Draw up a policy on how to handle and prevent violence and threats among inmates (anti-violence policy) • Make current framework delegation from doctor available to staff(instead of outdated directions) | | • Draw up directions on use of force • Draw up directions on staff assistance with administration of residents' finances • Adjust existing medicine directions to meet applicable requirements | | The monitoring visit did not give rise to recommendations | | • Increase focus on precise and adequate documentation in reports on exclusions from association, including healthcare workers' contact with inmates excluded from association • Management focus on overall developments in number,duration etc.of exclusions • Improve written directions from doctor to nurses and increase focus on correct handling of medicines • Look into how cooperation with psychiatr

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Data completeness

30%

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-horsens-statsfaengsel,
  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {Horsens Statsfængsel},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/horsens-statsfaengsel},
  urldate = {2026-10-20}
}