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JVA Rockenberg

Jugendstrafvollzug (Youth)MediummaleHigh
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Hessen's main youth detention facility.

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Operational

Figures from official sources · verified 29 May 2026 · methodology

Facility profile

Population held

male

Opened

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Region

Hessen

Security level

Medium

Death-row facility

No

Conditions

No conditions summary available yet.

Visiting

[Mehr erfahrenÖffnet sich in einem neuen Fenster](https://terminvereinbarung-justiz.hessen.de/?agency=0341#/court_and_service "Online-Terminvereinbarung") --------------------------- \ © Priscilla Du Preez / Unsplash\ \ JVA Rockenberg\ \ -----------------------------------------------\ \ [![Maschendraht- und Stacheldrahtzaun, im Hintergrund ein Teil eines Betongebäudes.](https://justizvollzug.hess

Mailing

No mailing information available.

Practical info

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Known issues

No major issues documented in our database.

Notable inmates

  • Wilhelm Leuschner
    Wilhelm Leuschner
    1890–1944 · politician

    Wilhelm Leuschner (15 June 1890, in Bayreuth, Bavaria – 29 September 1944, in Berlin-Plötzensee) was a trade unionist and Social Democratic politician.

Source: Wikidata + Wikipedia.

Contact & address

Burggraben 33, Rockenberg 35519
+49 6033 893 0
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World Prisons. (2026). JVA Rockenberg. Retrieved October 20, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/jva-rockenberg
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"JVA Rockenberg." World Prisons. Accessed October 20, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/jva-rockenberg.
BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-jva-rockenberg,
  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {JVA Rockenberg},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/jva-rockenberg},
  urldate = {2026-10-20}
}