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JVA Celle

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  • 1710-1732 von Johann Caspar Borchmann im französischen Schlossbaustil errichtetes Zucht-, Werk- und Tollhaus, Stadttafel JVA Celle.jpg

    Photo by Foto: Bernd Schwabe in Hannover via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)

  • Atreus, 1990 von Hartmut Stielow, 2008 von Robert Simon aufgestellt auf dem Verkehrskreisel Biermannstraße, Trift und Bahnhofsplatz in Celle, 1b.JPG

    Photo by Foto: Bernd Schwabe in Hannover via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 3.0)

  • Beginn von Hochwasserschutzmaßnahmen zunächst durch Teil-Entwaldung in der Grünanlage vom Pflegewohnstift Franz-Guizetti-Park hinter der JVA Celle, Blickrichtung Schwicheldtstraße.jpg

    Photo by Bernd Schwabe in Hannover via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 3.0)

  • CE JVA Wachturm.JPG

    Photo by TeWeBs via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  • Celle JVA Front.JPG

    Photo by Hajotthu via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 3.0)

  • Celle JVA Toreingangsspruch.JPG

    Photo by Hajotthu via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 3.0)

  • Celle prison 2021.jpg

    Photo by CroutonSoup via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  • Celle Trift 14.jpg

    Photo by Ymblanter via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Der Einsatz erfolgt als Tarifbeschäftigung in der in der Medizinischen Abteilung der Justizvollzugsanstalt Celle. Dabei werden Sie den Anstaltsarzt bei der medizinischen Versorgung der Gefangenen unterstützen. [mehr](https://www.justizvollzugsanstalt-celle.niedersachsen.de/startseite/aktuelles/stellenausschreibungen/aktuelle_stellenangebote/gesundheits-und-krankenpfleger-innen-m-w-d-altenpfleger-innen-m-w-d-pflegefachkrafte-m-w-d-251966.html "Link zu Die Justizvollzugsanstalt Celle stellt Kranke

Background

Justizvollzugsanstalt Celle (or JVA Celle) is a high-security prison located in Lower Saxony, Germany. It institutionalizes male adult prisoners serving sentences from 14 years to life. The prison was built from 1710 to 1724. It was designed by Johann Caspar Borchmann, and it is considered the oldest functioning prison in Germany.

Source: Wikipedia article lead, CC-BY-SA.

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Operational

Facility profile

Operator

Justiz Niedersachsen

Population held

male

Opened

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Region

NI

Security level

High

Death-row facility

No

Conditions

No conditions summary available yet.

Visiting

- [Telefonate](https://www.justizvollzugsanstalt-celle.niedersachsen.de/startseite/themen/telefonate/untersuchungshaft/telefonate/telefonate-166605.html) - [Post](https://www.justizvollzugsanstalt-celle.niedersachsen.de/startseite/themen/telefonate/untersuchungshaft/post/post-166606.html) - [Geld](https://www.justizvollzugsanstalt-celle.niedersachsen.de/startseite/themen/telefonate/untersuchungsha

Mailing

No mailing information available.

Practical info

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Known issues

No major issues documented in our database.

Notable inmates

  • Dirk Dettmar
    1957
  • Hermann Cornelius
    1898–1945 · politician
  • Knut Folkerts
    Knut Folkerts
    1952 · political activist

    Knut Detlef Folkerts (born 1 January 1952 in Singen, West Germany) is a former member of the terrorist group Red Army Faction (RAF). In 1977 he was sentenced to 20 years in prison in the Netherlands for murder.

  • Rudolf Pleil
    1924–1958 · serial killer

    Rudolf Pleil (7 July 1924 – 18 February 1958) was a German serial killer known as Der Totmacher (literally: "The Deadmaker").

  • Paul Arndt
    1913–1939 · machinist
  • Karl-Heinz Dellwo
    Karl-Heinz Dellwo
    1952 · publisher
  • Bernhard Rakers
    1905–1980 · baker
  • Lutz Taufer
    1944 · political activist
  • Thomas Rung
    1961 · serial killer

    Thomas "Pinocchio" Rung (born 3 January 1961) is a German serial killer, who is considered to be the most dangerous of his kind since the end of the Second World War.

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Contact & address

Trift 14a, Celle 29221
+49 5141 5919 0
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Data completeness

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