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Justizvollzugsanstalt Karlsruhe

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Capacity

134

Current population

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Occupancy

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Year opened

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Operational

Figures from official sources · verified 29 May 2026 · methodology

Facility profile

Population held

Mixed/unknown

Opened

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Region

Karlsruhe

Security level

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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.

Notable inmates

  • Vera Leigh
    Vera Leigh
    1903–1944 · spy

    Vera Leigh (17 March 1903 – 6 July 1944) was an agent of the United Kingdom's clandestine Special Operations Executive during World War II. Leigh was a member of the SOE's Donkeyman circuit and Inventor sub-circuit in occupied France until she was arrested by the Gestapo.

Source: Wikidata + Wikipedia.

Contact & address

9 Riefstahlstraße, Karlsruhe 76133
+49 721 926-6126
[email protected]
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Compared to other facilities in Germany

1933 peers
Capacity (beds)this: 134 · peers avg: 428 (69%)

Data completeness

44%

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APA
World Prisons. (2026). Justizvollzugsanstalt Karlsruhe. Retrieved October 21, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/justizvollzugsanstalt-karlsruhe
Chicago
"Justizvollzugsanstalt Karlsruhe." World Prisons. Accessed October 21, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/justizvollzugsanstalt-karlsruhe.
BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-justizvollzugsanstalt-karls,
  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {Justizvollzugsanstalt Karlsruhe},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/justizvollzugsanstalt-karlsruhe},
  urldate = {2026-10-21}
}