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Maison d'arrêt Carcassonne

Maison d'arrêtpretrialmaleOvercrowded (236%)ModerateHigh
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(selon l'OIP) Adresse : 3 Avenue du Général Leclerc 11 Carcassonne. Date de mise en service : 1898. Nature : Centre de semi-liberté Maison d'arrêt. Capacité opérationnelle : 64 places pour 136 personnes hébergées. Densité carcérale : 223,3 %.

Capacity

64

Current population

151

Occupancy

236%

Year opened

1898

Operational

Figures from official sources · verified 9 Jul 2026 · methodology

Facility profile

Operator

—

Population held

male

Opened

1898

Region

DISP Toulouse

Security level

pretrial

Death-row facility

No

Conditions

(selon le CGLPL) Rapport de visite de la maison d'arrêt de Carcassonne (Aude). Date(s) de visite : Du 04/12/2012 au 07/12/2012.

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

3 Avenue du Général Leclerc 11 Carcassonne

No public contact details available.

Conditions Risk Score

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

30/100
Moderate concern30/100
Overcrowding
30/30
Oversight reports
0/30
Structural flags
0/15
Death signals
0/15
Conditions text
0/10

What the score is responding to:

  • · Extreme overcrowding at 236% of capacity

This facility scores 30. The national average across 732 scored France facilities is 12 — 18 points above national average.

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Compared to other facilities in France

731 peers
Conditions risk scorethis: 30/100 · peers avg: 12/100 (+143%)

Higher risk than 89% of peer facilities in France.

Occupancythis: 236% · peers avg: 138% (+71%)
Capacity (beds)this: 64 · peers avg: 345 (81%)

Data completeness

62%

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

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BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-maison-d-arret-carcassonne,
  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {Maison d'arrêt Carcassonne},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/maison-d-arret-carcassonne},
  urldate = {2026-10-20}
}