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JVA Bruchsal

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  • Aerial image of the Justizvollzugsanstalt Bruchsal (view from the east).jpg

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One of the oldest still-operating German prisons. Holds long-sentence male inmates.

Capacity

600

Current population

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Occupancy

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Year opened

1848

Operational

Figures from official sources · verified 16 Jun 2026 · methodology

Facility profile

Population held

male

Opened

1848

Region

BW

Security level

High

Death-row facility

No

Conditions

No conditions summary available yet.

Visiting

[Mehr](https://jva-bruchsal.justiz-bw.de/pb/,Lde/Justizvollzugsanstalt/Information+fuer+Angehoerige) ![Ein Justizvollzugsbeamter, eine Justizvollzugsbeamtin und ein Werkdienstbeamter stehen vor einer Justizvollzugsanstalt.](https://jva-bruchsal.justiz-bw.de/pb/site/pbs-bw-rebrush2024-pb/get/params_E-1836999816_Nfirst/24915886/Personal_JuM_2434x1310.jpg "Berufsperspektive") Copyright Ministerium de

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

Source: Wikidata + Wikipedia.

Contact & address

Schönbornstraße 32, Bruchsal 76646
+49 7251 80 0
Official site

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Compared to other facilities in Germany

1933 peers
Capacity (beds)this: 600 · peers avg: 419 (+43%)

Data completeness

76%

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APA
World Prisons. (2026). JVA Bruchsal. Retrieved October 23, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/jva-bruchsal
Chicago
"JVA Bruchsal." World Prisons. Accessed October 23, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/jva-bruchsal.
BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-jva-bruchsal,
  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {JVA Bruchsal},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/jva-bruchsal},
  urldate = {2026-10-23}
}