Germany · Bayern (Bavaria) · Nürnberg
JVA Nürnberg
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Westlich anschließend Zellentrakt, dreigeschossiger Sandsteinquaderbau mit Souterraingeschoss und Satteldach, von Oberbaurat Alberth von Voit, 1865–68
Capacity
1,153
Current population
—
Occupancy
—
Year opened
1865
Operational
Figures from official sources · verified 21 May 2026 · methodology
Facility profile
Operator
Bayerische JustizPopulation held
mixed
Opened
1865
Region
Bayern (Bavaria)
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
Conditions Risk Score
Derived signal — not a judgement. How it's calculated
Related facilities
Same country, matched on type + security level where possible.
- JVA München (Stadelheim)MunichMixedJustizvollzugsanstalt93% occupancy
- JVA AachenAachenMixedJustizvollzugsanstalt
- JVA BremerhavenBremerhavenMixedJustizvollzugsanstalt
- JVA SaarbrückenSaarbrückenMixedJustizvollzugsanstalt
- JVA Castrop-RauxelCastrop-RauxelMixedJustizvollzugsanstalt
- JVA Willich IIWillichMixedJustizvollzugsanstalt
Compared to other facilities in Germany
1933 peersData completeness
68%How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.
Sources
- Bayerische Justiz â JVA Nürnberg
- German Länder Justizvollzugsanstalten (consolidated from 16 state Justiz portals) — Bundesländer Justiz portals
- Wikidata (Q98626805)
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.
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World Prisons. (2026). JVA Nürnberg. Retrieved October 20, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/jva-n-rnberg
"JVA Nürnberg." World Prisons. Accessed October 20, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/jva-n-rnberg.
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author = {{World Prisons}},
title = {JVA Nürnberg},
year = {2026},
url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/jva-n-rnberg},
urldate = {2026-10-20}
}