Germany · BW · Ulm
JVA Ulm
Data is aggregated from public sources and may be incomplete or out of date. Always verify with primary sources before acting on any figure. See data sources.
For families
How to send mail, money, and visit JVA Ulm
Step-by-step guidance using the Germany system — addresses, money services, visit booking, what to bring on your first visit.
Gallery
From Wikimedia Commons (CC-BY-SA where not otherwise stated).
Photo by Carsten Steger via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Photo by Hohenzollernsche Lande via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Photo by Hohenzollernsche Lande via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Die Justizvollzugsanstalt Ulm ist eine von 17 Justizvollzugsanstalten des Landes Baden-Württemberg mit einer Außenstelle und einem Freigängerheim in Ulm.
Background
Oberer Kuhberg concentration camp was a concentration camp built and operated by Nazi Germany on the site of Fort Oberer Kuhberg.
Source: Wikipedia article lead, CC-BY-SA.
Capacity
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Current population
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Occupancy
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Year opened
1933
Operational
Figures from official sources · verified 16 Jun 2026 · methodology
Facility profile
Operator
Justiz Baden-WürttembergPopulation held
male
Opened
1933
Region
BW
Security level
Mixed
Death-row facility
No
Conditions
No conditions summary available yet.
Visiting
Copyright JVA Ulm Justizvollzugsanstalt Ulm Information für Angehörige -------------------------- [Mehr](https://jva-ulm.justiz-bw.de/pb/,Lde/Justizvollzugsanstalt/Information+fuer+Angehoerige)  Copyright Mini
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
- Werner Hersmann1904–1972 · merchant
Source: Wikidata + Wikipedia.
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 HeideringGroßbeerenMixedPrison
- JVA WaldheimWaldheimMixedPrison
- JVA HeilbronnHeilbronnMixedPrison
- JVA HannoverHannoverMixedPrison
- JVA FlensburgFlensburgMixedPrison
- JVA VolkstedtVolkstedtMixedPrison
Data completeness
70%How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.
Sources
- Bundesland BW prison directory
- Wikipedia — Wikimedia Foundation
- OpenStreetMap — OpenStreetMap Contributors
- German Länder Justizvollzugsanstalten (consolidated from 16 state Justiz portals) — Bundesländer Justiz portals
- Germany — Bundesländer JVA directories — Various Landesjustizverwaltungen (state justice ministries)
- Germany — JVA portals (Firecrawl-enriched) — Various Landesjustizverwaltungen (via Firecrawl)
- Wikidata (Q108516227)
- Wikipedia
- Wikimedia Commons
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.
Cite this page
Under CC-BY-4.0. Include the URL and access date; the site is a living reference and entries can change.
World Prisons. (2026). JVA Ulm. Retrieved October 21, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/jva-ulm
"JVA Ulm." World Prisons. Accessed October 21, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/jva-ulm.
@misc{worldprisons-jva-ulm,
author = {{World Prisons}},
title = {JVA Ulm},
year = {2026},
url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/jva-ulm},
urldate = {2026-10-21}
}