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JVA Freiburg

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  • Aerial image of the Freiburg prison (view from the east).jpg

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  • Aerial View - Freiburg im Breisgau-JVA.jpg

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  • Freiburg im Breisgau- Gefängnisansicht - LABW - Staatsarchiv Freiburg W 140 Nr. 06135.jpeg

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  • Freiburg im Breisgau- Gefängnisansicht - LABW - Staatsarchiv Freiburg W 140 Nr. 06136.jpeg

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  • Freiburg JVA vom Schlossberg (cropped).JPG

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  • Freiburg JVA vom Schlossberg.JPG

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  • Gewerbekanal Nordarm in Freiburg bei der Justizvollzugsanstalt (rechts).jpg

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  • Justizvollzugsanstalt Freiburg mit Gedenktafel.jpg

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Die Justizvollzugsanstalt Freiburg ist eine von 17 Justizvollzugsanstalten des Landes Baden-Württemberg mit einer Außenstelle in Lörrach und einer Außenstelle in Emmendingen.

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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

Mixed

Death-row facility

No

Conditions

No conditions summary available yet.

Visiting

[Mehr](https://jva-freiburg.justiz-bw.de/pb/,Lde/Justizvollzugsanstalt/Information+fuer+Angehoerige) ![Ein Justizvollzugsbeamter und ein Werkdienstbeamter stehen vor den Schlüsselfächern der Justizvollzugsanstalt.](https://jva-freiburg.justiz-bw.de/pb/site/pbs-bw-rebrush2024-pb/get/params_E-582551492_Nfirst/24917246/JVA_FR_Berufsperspektive.jpg "Berufsperspektive") Copyright Fotostudio Britt Schil

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

Hermann-Herder-Straße 8, Freiburg 79104
+49 761 5193 0
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APA
World Prisons. (2026). JVA Freiburg. Retrieved October 21, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/jva-freiburg
Chicago
"JVA Freiburg." World Prisons. Accessed October 21, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/jva-freiburg.
BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-jva-freiburg,
  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {JVA Freiburg},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/jva-freiburg},
  urldate = {2026-10-21}
}