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Maison d'arrêt Bourges

Maison d'arrêtpretrialmaleOvercrowded (170%)ModerateHigh
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(selon l'OIP) Adresse : 1, route Médiane 18014 Bourges Cedex. Date de mise en service : 1896. Nature : Maison d'arrêt. Capacité opérationnelle : 116 places pour 188 personnes hébergées. Densité carcérale : 175,6 %.

Capacity

115

Current population

196

Occupancy

170%

Year opened

1896

Operational

Figures from official sources · verified 9 Jul 2026 · methodology

Facility profile

Operator

—

Population held

male

Opened

1896

Region

DISP Dijon

Security level

pretrial

Death-row facility

No

Conditions

(selon le CGLPL) Rapport de visite de la maison d'arrêt de Bourges (Cher). Date(s) de visite : Du 14/02/2013 au 20/02/2013.

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

1, route Médiane, Bourges 18014
02.48.23.40.23

Conditions Risk Score

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

22/100
Moderate concern22/100
Overcrowding
22/30
Oversight reports
0/30
Structural flags
0/15
Death signals
0/15
Conditions text
0/10

What the score is responding to:

  • · Severely overcrowded at 170% of capacity

This facility scores 22. The national average across 732 scored France facilities is 12 — 10 points above national average.

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Compared to other facilities in France

731 peers
Conditions risk scorethis: 22/100 · peers avg: 12/100 (+78%)

Higher risk than 61% of peer facilities in France.

Occupancythis: 170% · peers avg: 139% (+23%)
Capacity (beds)this: 115 · peers avg: 345 (67%)

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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@misc{worldprisons-maison-d-arret-bourges,
  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {Maison d'arrêt Bourges},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/maison-d-arret-bourges},
  urldate = {2026-10-25}
}