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JVA Hamburg-Fuhlsbüttel ('Santa Fu')

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Hamburg's largest prison, colloquially known as 'Santa Fu'. Holds long-sentence male inmates.

Capacity

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Current population

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Occupancy

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Year opened

1879

Operational

Figures from official sources · verified 21 May 2026 · methodology

Facility profile

Population held

male

Opened

1879

Region

Hamburg

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.

Notable inmates

  • Harald Fritz Tachau
    1904–1943
  • Gerhard Schiedlausky
    1906–1947 · physician
  • August Landmesser
    August Landmesser
    1910–1944 · laborer

    August Landmesser (German: [ˈaʊ̯ɡʊst ˈlantˌmɛsɐ]; 24 May 1910 – 17 October 1944) was a German man who is suggested to be the man appearing in a 1936 photograph conspicuously refusing to perform the Nazi salute.

Source: Wikidata + Wikipedia.

Contact & address

Suhrenkamp 92, Hamburg 22335
+49 40 42801 0
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@misc{worldprisons-jva-hamburg-fuhlsb-ttel-san,
  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {JVA Hamburg-Fuhlsbüttel ('Santa Fu')},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/jva-hamburg-fuhlsb-ttel-santa-fu},
  urldate = {2026-10-20}
}