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JVA Adelsheim

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Baden-Württemberg's main youth detention facility.

Capacity

417

Current population

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Occupancy

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Year opened

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Operational

Figures from official sources · verified 16 Jun 2026 · methodology

Facility profile

Population held

male

Opened

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Region

BW

Security level

Medium

Death-row facility

No

Conditions

No conditions summary available yet.

Visiting

[Mehr](https://jva-adelsheim.justiz-bw.de/pb/,Lde/Justizvollzugsanstalt/Information+fuer+Angehoerige) ![Ein Justizvollzugsbeamter, eine Justizvollzugsbeamtin und ein Werkdienstbeamter stehen vor einer Justizvollzugsanstalt.](https://jva-adelsheim.justiz-bw.de/pb/site/pbs-bw-rebrush2024-pb/get/params_E1133723091_Nfirst/24914298/Personal_JuM_2434x1310.jpg "Berufsperspektive") Copyright Ministerium d

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.

Contact & address

Erbacher Straße 50, Adelsheim 74740
+49 6291 750 0
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Compared to other facilities in Germany

1933 peers
Capacity (beds)this: 417 · peers avg: 423 (1%)

Data completeness

76%

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World Prisons. (2026). JVA Adelsheim. Retrieved October 20, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/jva-adelsheim
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"JVA Adelsheim." World Prisons. Accessed October 20, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/jva-adelsheim.
BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-jva-adelsheim,
  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {JVA Adelsheim},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/jva-adelsheim},
  urldate = {2026-10-20}
}