Switzerland · Le Landeron
Justizvollzugsanstalt St. Johannsen
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Capacity
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Current population
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Occupancy
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Year opened
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Operational
Figures from official sources · verified 3 Jul 2026 · methodology
Facility profile
Operator
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Population held
Mixed/unknown
Opened
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Region
Le Landeron
Security level
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Death-row facility
No
Conditions
er Polizei, aus dem offenen Vollzug, nach einer Rückkehr aus der BEWA oder Psychiatrie, aus der JVA St. Johannsen, aus anderen Regionalgefängnissen mit weniger als 10 Tage Aufenthalt oder bei Neueintritt in Freiheitsentzug. 37 Positiv getestete inhaftierte Personen wurden im Mai 2022 weiterhin während fünf Tagen isoliert. 38 Art. 31 Abs. 3 und 4 Bundesgesetz über die Bekämpfung übertragbarer Krankheiten des Menschen (Epidemi- engesetz, EpG) vom 28. September 2012, SR 818.101; Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC), OHCHR and WHO, Interim Guidance COVID-19: Focus on Persons Deprived of Their Liberty, März 2020 (IASC, Interim Guid- ance), Seite 5; SPT, Advice: Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (SPT), Advice of the Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture to State Parties and Na- tional Preventive Mechanisms relating to the Coronavirus Pandemic, adopted on 25. März 2020 (SPT, Advice), Ziff. 7 und Ziff. 9 Abs. 14; CPT, Statement: Statement of principles relating to the treatment of persons deprived of their liberty in the context of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, 20. März 2020, CPT/INF(2020)13 (CPT, Statement), Ziff. 4; WHO, Preparedness, prevention and control of COVID-19 in prisons and other places of detention, Interim Guidance, 15 März 2020 (WHO, COVID-19 Guidance), Seite 4. 39 Als sinnvoller zwischenmenschlicher Kontakt gilt täglicher menschlicher Kontakt mit Personen, die nach Mög- lichkeit nicht [...]
Visiting
No visiting information available.
Mailing
No mailing information available.
Practical info
Contact the operator's website for inmate-specific procedures.
Known issues
The National Preventive Mechanism (NPM-nkvf) reported in 2026 that 37 positively tested inmates were isolated for five days in May 2022, referencing SPT and CPT guidance on pandemic treatment.
Contact & address
Conditions Risk Score
Derived signal — not a judgement. How it's calculated
- Overcrowding
- 0/30
- Oversight reports
- 1/30
- Structural flags
- 5/15
- Death signals
- 0/15
- Conditions text
- 10/10
What the score is responding to:
- · 1 oversight report in the last 5 years
- · Substantial documented known-issues record
- · Multiple severe-conditions keywords in sources
Related facilities
Same country, matched on type + security level where possible.
Reports
- NPM-nkvf3 Jul 2026
er Polizei, aus dem offenen Vollzug, nach einer Rückkehr aus der BEWA oder Psychiatrie, aus der JVA St. Johannsen, aus anderen Regionalgefängnissen mit weniger als 10 Tage Aufenthalt oder bei Neueintritt in Freiheitsentzug. 37 Positiv getestete inhaftierte Personen wurden im Mai 2022 weiterhin während fünf Tagen isoliert. 38 Art. 31 Abs. 3 und 4 Bundesgesetz über die Bekämpfung übertragbarer Krankheiten des Menschen (Epidemi- engesetz, EpG) vom 28. September 2012, SR 818.101; Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC), OHCHR and WHO, Interim Guidance COVID-19: Focus on Persons Deprived of Their Liberty, März 2020 (IASC, Interim Guid- ance), Seite 5; SPT, Advice: Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (SPT), Advice of the Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture to State Parties and Na- tional Preventive Mechanisms relating to the Coronavirus Pandemic, adopted on 25. März 2020 (SPT, Advice), Ziff. 7 und Ziff. 9 Abs. 14; CPT, Statement: Statement of principles relating to the treatment of persons deprived of their liberty in the context of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, 20. März 2020, CPT/INF(2020)13 (CPT, Statement), Ziff. 4; WHO, Preparedness, prevention and control of COVID-19 in prisons and other places of detention, Interim Guidance, 15 März 2020 (WHO, COVID-19 Guidance), Seite 4. 39 Als sinnvoller zwischenmenschlicher Kontakt gilt täglicher menschlicher Kontakt mit Personen, die nach Mög- lichkeit nicht [...]
Data completeness
44%How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.
Sources
- OpenStreetMap — OpenStreetMap Contributors
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.
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World Prisons. (2026). Justizvollzugsanstalt St. Johannsen. Retrieved October 26, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/justizvollzugsanstalt-st-johannsen
"Justizvollzugsanstalt St. Johannsen." World Prisons. Accessed October 26, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/justizvollzugsanstalt-st-johannsen.
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