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JVA Stuttgart (Stammheim)

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Built specifically for the trial of the Red Army Faction. Holds high-risk and life-sentenced inmates.

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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

Baden-Württemberg

Security level

Maximum

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

  • Ulrike Meinhof
    Ulrike Meinhof
    1934–1976 · journalist

    Ulrike Marie Meinhof (German pronunciation: [ʊlˈʁiːkə maˈʁiː ˈmaɪnhoːf]; 7 October 1934 – 9 May 1976) was a German left-wing militant, journalist, author and founding member of the Red Army Faction (RAF) in West Germany, commonly referred to in the press as the "Baader-Meinhof gang".

  • Andreas Baader
    1943–1977 · terrorist

    Berndt Andreas Baader (6 May 1943 – 18 October 1977) was a West German communist and leader of the far-left terrorist organization Red Army Faction (RAF), also commonly known as the Baader-Meinhof Group.

  • Thomas Meyer-Falk
    1971 · bank robber
  • Ingrid Schubert
    Ingrid Schubert
    1944–1977 · political activist

    Ingrid Schubert (7 November 1944 – 12 November 1977) was a West German left-wing militant and founding member of the terrorist organisation Red Army Faction (RAF).

  • Gudrun Ensslin
    Gudrun Ensslin
    1940–1977 · teacher
  • Irmgard Möller
    1947 · political activist

    Irmgard Maria Elisabeth Möller (born 13 May 1947) is a German former militant.

Source: Wikidata + Wikipedia.

Contact & address

Asperger Straße 60, Stuttgart 70439
+49 711 8204 0
[email protected]
Official site

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World Prisons. (2026). JVA Stuttgart (Stammheim). Retrieved October 20, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/jva-stuttgart-stammheim
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BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-jva-stuttgart-stammheim,
  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {JVA Stuttgart (Stammheim)},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/jva-stuttgart-stammheim},
  urldate = {2026-10-20}
}