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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.

Capacity

Current population

Occupancy

Year opened

Operational

Facility profile

Operator

Justiz Baden-Württemberg

Population held

male

Opened

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

Andreas Baader, Gudrun Ensslin, Jan-Carl Raspe (all died here 1977, 'Stammheim deaths').

Contact & address

Conditions Risk Score

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Data completeness

62%

How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.

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