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Maison d'arret de Tours

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(selon l'OIP) Adresse : 20, rue Henri Martin, BP.3413 37034 Tours Cedex. Date de mise en service : 1935. Nature : Maison d'arrêt. Capacité opérationnelle : 145 places pour 291 personnes hébergées. Densité carcérale : 236,1 %.

Capacity

140

Current population

—

Occupancy

—

Year opened

1934

Operational

Figures from official sources · verified 9 Jul 2026 · methodology

Facility profile

Population held

Mixed/unknown

Opened

1934

Region

Tours

Security level

—

Death-row facility

No

Conditions

(selon le CGLPL) Rapport de visite de la maison d'arrêt de Tours (Indre-et-Loire). Date(s) de visite : Du 03/02/2009 au 05/02/2009.

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.

Notable inmates

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Contact & address

20, rue Henri Martin, BP.3413, Tours 37034
+33 2 47 60 12 80
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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
Capacity (beds)this: 140 · peers avg: 345 (59%)

Data completeness

62%

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