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Capacity

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Current population

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Occupancy

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Year opened

1948

Operational

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Facility profile

Operator

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Population held

Mixed/unknown

Opened

1948

Region

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Security level

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Death-row facility

No

Conditions

n particularly for persons remanded in custody during investigation of their case | | | 10 Apr. | ‘Kragskovhede Fængsel’, Jerup | Open prison with a closed prison section, particularly for persons serving time | | 5) The inmate did not wish to speak with the visiting team. 6) The users’ level of function made talks impossible. | Selected recommendations4 | | --- | | Try to extend the inmate's time out of the cell with visits to the training facilities when deemed justifiable on safety grounds | | Draw up medicine directions and train staff in the directionsEnsure unused medicines are handled in accordance with directions | | Draw up directions on abstinence treatment and monitoring of inmates with withdrawal symptomsEnsure unused medicines are handled in accordance with directionsEnsure inmates do not perceive the use of a urine bottle at night as compulsory | | Ensure records of use of coercion contain specific information about grounds etc.Draw up guidelines on how to handle and prevent violence and threats among patients(anti-violence policy)Harmonise house rules | | Draw up guidelines on use of force and ensure training of staff with focus on gentle handlingConclude a written agreement on the terms when a private security and guard services company is usedIncrease focus on handling of m

Visiting

No visiting information available.

Mailing

No mailing information available.

Practical info

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Known issues

No major issues documented in our database.

Contact & address

Official site

Conditions Risk Score

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Low concern0/100
Overcrowding
0/30
Oversight reports
0/30
Structural flags
0/15
Death signals
0/15
Conditions text
0/10

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Notable events

  1. 1947other

    the last traitor leave the camp and it is now being designed to house criminals.

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  2. 1945other

    On 27 August the camp was taken over by the Danish prison system under the name Criminal camp at Kragskovhede. It was used among other things to house traitors of Denmark.

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  3. 1943other

    Camp taken over by the German occupiers forces in Denmark to accommodate troop transports, equipment and prisoners of war.

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  4. 1930other

    Camp set as a labor camp for voluntary measure for the young unemployed.

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Reports

  • NPM-dk-ombudsman1 Jan 2018

    n particularly for persons remanded in custody during investigation of their case | | | 10 Apr. | ‘Kragskovhede Fængsel’, Jerup | Open prison with a closed prison section, particularly for persons serving time | | 5) The inmate did not wish to speak with the visiting team. 6) The users’ level of function made talks impossible. | Selected recommendations4 | | --- | | Try to extend the inmate's time out of the cell with visits to the training facilities when deemed justifiable on safety grounds | | Draw up medicine directions and train staff in the directionsEnsure unused medicines are handled in accordance with directions | | Draw up directions on abstinence treatment and monitoring of inmates with withdrawal symptomsEnsure unused medicines are handled in accordance with directionsEnsure inmates do not perceive the use of a urine bottle at night as compulsory | | Ensure records of use of coercion contain specific information about grounds etc.Draw up guidelines on how to handle and prevent violence and threats among patients(anti-violence policy)Harmonise house rules | | Draw up guidelines on use of force and ensure training of staff with focus on gentle handlingConclude a written agreement on the terms when a private security and guard services company is usedIncrease focus on handling of m

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Data completeness

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@misc{worldprisons-kragskovhede-prison,
  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {Kragskovhede Prison},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/kragskovhede-prison},
  urldate = {2026-10-20}
}