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Maison centrale Arles

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(selon l'OIP) Adresse : 46 rue Nicolas Copernic 13200 Arles. Date de mise en service : 1991. Nature : Maison centrale. Capacité opérationnelle : 157 places pour 124 personnes hébergées. Densité carcérale : 79,0 %.

Capacity

160

Current population

143

Occupancy

89%

Year opened

1991

Operational

Figures from official sources · verified 9 Jul 2026 · methodology

Facility profile

Operator

—

Population held

male

Opened

1991

Region

DISP Marseille

Security level

high-security

Death-row facility

No

Conditions

(selon le CGLPL) Rapport de visite de la maison centrale d'Arles (Bouches-du-Rhône). Date(s) de visite : Du 23/09/2013 au 27/09/2013.

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

46 rue Nicolas Copernic, Arles 13200

No public contact details available.

Conditions Risk Score

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

This facility scores 0. The national average across 732 scored France facilities is 12 — 12 points below national average.

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Compared to other facilities in France

731 peers
Conditions risk scorethis: 0/100 · peers avg: 13/100 (100%)

Higher risk than 0% of peer facilities in France.

Occupancythis: 89% · peers avg: 139% (36%)
Capacity (beds)this: 160 · peers avg: 345 (54%)

Data completeness

66%

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@misc{worldprisons-maison-centrale-arles,
  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {Maison centrale Arles},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/maison-centrale-arles},
  urldate = {2026-10-20}
}