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Maison d'arrêt Strasbourg

Maison d'arrêtpretrialmaleOvercrowded (175%)ModerateHigh
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(selon l'OIP) Adresse : 6 rue Engelmann BP 10025 67035 Strasbourg Cedex 2. Date de mise en service : 1988. Nature : Maison d'arrêt. Capacité opérationnelle : 420 places pour 724 personnes hébergées. Densité carcérale : 179,1 %.

Capacity

432

Current population

754

Occupancy

175%

Year opened

1988

Operational

Figures from official sources · verified 9 Jul 2026 · methodology

Facility profile

Operator

—

Population held

male

Opened

1988

Region

DISP Strasbourg

Security level

pretrial

Death-row facility

No

Conditions

(selon le CGLPL) Rapport de visite de la maison d'arrêt de Strasbourg (Bas-Rhin). Date(s) de visite : Du 23/03/2009 au 26/03/2009.

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

6 rue Engelmann BP 10025 67035 Strasbourg Cedex 2
03 88 30 05 55

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 175% 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: 175% · peers avg: 139% (+26%)
Capacity (beds)this: 432 · peers avg: 344 (+26%)

Data completeness

66%

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