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Capacity
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Current population
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Occupancy
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Year opened
1948
Operational
Figures from official sources · verified 6 Jul 2026 · methodology
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Population held
Mixed/unknown
Opened
1948
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Security level
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Death-row facility
No
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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the last traitor leave the camp and it is now being designed to house criminals.
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.
Camp taken over by the German occupiers forces in Denmark to accommodate troop transports, equipment and prisoners of war.
Camp set as a labor camp for voluntary measure for the young unemployed.
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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World Prisons. (2026). Kragskovhede Prison. Retrieved July 21, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/kragskovhede-prison
"Kragskovhede Prison." World Prisons. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/kragskovhede-prison.
@misc{worldprisons-kragskovhede-prison,
author = {{World Prisons}},
title = {Kragskovhede Prison},
year = {2026},
url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/kragskovhede-prison},
urldate = {2026-07-21}
}