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Maison d'arrêt Bar Le Duc

Maison d'arrêtpretrialmaleOvercrowded (118%)LowHigh
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(selon l'OIP) Adresse : 24, place Saint-Pierre B.P. 279 55000 Bar-le-Duc Cedex. Date de mise en service : 1947. Nature : Maison d'arrêt. Capacité opérationnelle : 80 places pour 92 personnes hébergées. Densité carcérale : 123,0 %.

Capacity

80

Current population

94

Occupancy

118%

Year opened

1947

Operational

Figures from official sources · verified 9 Jul 2026 · methodology

Facility profile

Operator

—

Population held

male

Opened

1947

Region

DISP Strasbourg

Security level

pretrial

Death-row facility

No

Conditions

(selon le CGLPL) Rapport de visite de la maison d'arrêt de Bar-le-Duc (Meuse). Date(s) de visite : Du 17/03/2014 au 21/03/2014.

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.

Contact & address

24, place Saint-Pierre B.P. 279, Bar-le-Duc 55000
03.29.76.12.80

Conditions Risk Score

Derived signal — not a judgement. How it's calculated

5/100
Low concern5/100
Overcrowding
5/30
Oversight reports
0/30
Structural flags
0/15
Death signals
0/15
Conditions text
0/10

What the score is responding to:

  • · Operating at 118% of design capacity

This facility scores 5. The national average across 732 scored France facilities is 12 — 7 points below national average.

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Compared to other facilities in France

731 peers
Conditions risk scorethis: 5/100 · peers avg: 12/100 (60%)

Higher risk than 30% of peer facilities in France.

Occupancythis: 118% · peers avg: 139% (15%)
Capacity (beds)this: 80 · peers avg: 345 (77%)

Data completeness

70%

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

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  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {Maison d'arrêt Bar Le Duc},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/maison-d-arret-bar-le-duc},
  urldate = {2026-10-25}
}