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JVA Berlin (Tegel)
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Berlin's largest male prison. Houses long-sentence and life-sentenced inmates.
Capacity
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Current population
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Occupancy
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Year opened
1898
Operational
Figures from official sources · verified 21 May 2026 · methodology
Facility profile
Population held
male
Opened
1898
Region
Berlin
Security level
High
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.
Contact & address
Conditions Risk Score
Derived signal — not a judgement. How it's calculated
Related facilities
Same country, matched on type + security level where possible.
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- JVA München (Stadelheim)MunichMixedJustizvollzugsanstalt93% occupancy
- JVA GeldernGeldernMixedJustizvollzugsanstalt
Data completeness
62%How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.
Sources
- Berlin Senatsjustiz â Tegel
- German Länder Justizvollzugsanstalten (consolidated from 16 state Justiz portals) — Bundesländer Justiz portals
- Wikidata (Q116137343)
- Wikipedia
- Wikimedia Commons
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.
Cite this page
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World Prisons. (2026). JVA Berlin (Tegel). Retrieved October 20, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/jva-berlin-tegel
"JVA Berlin (Tegel)." World Prisons. Accessed October 20, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/jva-berlin-tegel.
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author = {{World Prisons}},
title = {JVA Berlin (Tegel)},
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urldate = {2026-10-20}
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