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Maison d'arrêt Tarbes

Maison d'arrêtpretrialmaleOvercrowded (211%)ModerateHigh
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(selon l'OIP) Adresse : 17 rue Eugène Ténot 65000 Tarbes. Date de mise en service : 1896. Nature : Maison d'arrêt. Capacité opérationnelle : 70 places pour 130 personnes hébergées. Densité carcérale : 209,7 %.

Capacity

70

Current population

148

Occupancy

211%

Year opened

1896

Operational

Figures from official sources · verified 9 Jul 2026 · methodology

Facility profile

Operator

—

Population held

male

Opened

1896

Region

DISP Toulouse

Security level

pretrial

Death-row facility

No

Conditions

(selon le CGLPL) Rapport de visite de la maison d'arrêt de Tarbes (Hautes-Pyrénées). Date(s) de visite : Du 21/05/2012 au 24/05/2012.

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

17 rue Eugène Ténot, Tarbes 65000
05.62.44.03.03

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 211% 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: 211% · peers avg: 138% (+53%)
Capacity (beds)this: 70 · peers avg: 345 (80%)

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