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JVA Hannover

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Verified 29 May 2026
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  • Hannover, Gerichtsgefängnis, Hoffnungsbirke 1901 Rückseite.jpg

    Photo by Gustav Kiesow via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)

  • Hannover, Gerichtsgefängnis, Hoffnungsbirke 1901.jpg

    Photo by Gustav Kiesow via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)

  • Karl F. Wunder PC 0700 Hannover. Alte Cellerheerstraße.jpg

    Photo by Karl Friedrich Wunder via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

  • Königliches Zellengefängnis Gerichtsgefängnis Hannover Illustrirte Zeitung 1872 Schützenfest Stich nach Zeichnung von Carl Grote1872 Ausschnitt.jpg

    Photo by Stich nach Zeichnung von Carl Grote via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

Capacity

Current population

Occupancy

Year opened

Operational

Facility profile

Operator

Justiz Niedersachsen

Population held

mixed

Opened

Region

Niedersachsen

Security level

Mixed

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.

Contact & address

Schulenburger Landstraße 145, Hannover 30419

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Data completeness

54%

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