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Jacques-Cartier prison

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Current population

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Occupancy

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Year opened

1903

Operational

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Facility profile

Population held

Mixed/unknown

Opened

1903

Region

Rennes

Security level

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Death-row facility

No

Conditions

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Mailing

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Practical info

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Known issues

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Notable inmates

  • Maurice Pilorge
    1914–1939 · criminal
  • Maurice Pilorge
    1914–1939 · criminal
  • Ginette Lion-Clément
    Ginette Lion-Clément
    1928–2016 · French resistance fighter
  • Georges Pinault
    1928–2000 · writer
  • Jeannie Rousseau
    Jeannie Rousseau
    1919–2017 · translator
  • Thérèse Pierre
    Thérèse Pierre
    1908–1943 · teacher

    Thérèse Madeleine Pierre (French pronunciation: [teɾɛzə pjɛrə]; 5 November 1908 – 26 October 1943) was a French Resistance fighter.

  • Aline Landais
    1899–1945 · French resistance fighter
  • Danyèl Waro
    Danyèl Waro
    1955 · musician

    Daniel Hoareau (born 10 May 1955 in Le Tampon (Réunion, France), better known by his stage name Danyèl Waro, is a French musician, singer-songwriter and poet of Maloya.

Source: Wikidata + Wikipedia.

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World Prisons. (2026). Jacques-Cartier prison. Retrieved October 20, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/jacques-cartier-prison
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"Jacques-Cartier prison." World Prisons. Accessed October 20, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/jacques-cartier-prison.
BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-jacques-cartier-prison,
  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {Jacques-Cartier prison},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/jacques-cartier-prison},
  urldate = {2026-10-20}
}