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JVA Gießen

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Die JVA Gießen verfügt über drei Abteilungen: VA 20 (geschlossener Vollzug: Strafhaft und Untersuchungshaft), VA 21 (offener Vollzug für erwachsene Straftäter), VA 22 (offener Vollzug für jugendliche Straftäter).

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Operational

Figures from official sources · verified 16 Jun 2026 · methodology

Facility profile

Operator

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Population held

Mixed/unknown

Opened

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Region

HE

Security level

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Death-row facility

No

Conditions

No conditions summary available yet.

Visiting

[Mehr erfahrenÖffnet sich in einem neuen Fenster](https://terminvereinbarung-justiz.hessen.de/?agency=0328 "Online-Terminvereinbarung") ------- ![Frontansicht der JVA Gießen](https://justizvollzug.hessen.de/sites/justizvollzug.hessen.de/files/styles/crop_image_style_16_9_xs/public/2022-11/P1030443.JPG?h=0cfde3e1&itok=OiXKPazu "JVA Gießen") © JVA Gießen JVA Gießen Gestaltung des Vollzugs ----------

Mailing

No mailing information available.

Practical info

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Known issues

No major issues documented in our database.

Contact & address

Le ou la délégué(e) à la protection des données des autorités chargées de l'exécution des peines peut-être joint aux mêmes coordonnées. Pour la ou le contacter par courrier, il convient de préciser « À l'intention du/de la délégué(e) à la protection des données » dans le champ d'en complément., * [Informations complémentaires](https://justizvollzug.hessen.de/traitement-des-donnees-a-caractere-personnel-dans-le-cadre-de-ladministration-penitentiaire "Informations complémentaires"), Gießen
+49 641 934 15 30
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APA
World Prisons. (2026). JVA Gießen. Retrieved October 26, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/jva-giessen
Chicago
"JVA Gießen." World Prisons. Accessed October 26, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/jva-giessen.
BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-jva-giessen,
  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {JVA Gießen},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/jva-giessen},
  urldate = {2026-10-26}
}