Germany · München
Munich Prison
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Capacity
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Current population
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Occupancy
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Year opened
1894
Operational
Figures from official sources · verified 29 May 2026 · methodology
Facility profile
Operator
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Population held
Mixed/unknown
Opened
1894
Region
München
Security level
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Death-row facility
No
Conditions
No conditions summary available yet.
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.
Notable inmates
Sonja Lerch1882–1918 · politician
Karl Wolff1900–1984 · politicianKarl Friedrich Otto Wolff (13 May 1900 â 16 July 1984) was a senior German Schutzstaffel (SS) officer who served as Chief of Personal Staff Reichsführer-SS (Heinrich Himmler) and an SS liaison to Adolf Hitler during World War II.
- Karl Kock1904–1945 · glazier
Adele Stürzl1892–1944 · resistance fighterAdele Stürzl (November 23, 1892 â June 30, 1944) was an Austrian communist and resistance fighter against National Socialism.
Ingrid Schubert1944–1977 · political activistIngrid Schubert (7 November 1944 â 12 November 1977) was a West German left-wing militant and founding member of the terrorist organisation Red Army Faction (RAF).
Ernst Röhm1887–1934 · politicianErnst Julius Günther Röhm (German: [ÉÊnst ËÊøËm]; 28 November 1887 â 1 July 1934) was a German military officer, politician, and a leading member of the Nazi Party.
Ludwig Quidde1858–1941 · politicianLudwig Quidde (German pronunciation: [ËluËtvɪç ËkvɪdÉ] ; 23 March 1858 â 4 March 1941) was a German politician and pacifist who is mainly remembered today for his acerbic criticism of German Emperor Wilhelm II.
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Contact & address
Conditions Risk Score
Derived signal — not a judgement. How it's calculated
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Data completeness
34%How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.
Sources
- OpenStreetMap — OpenStreetMap Contributors
- Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikidata (Q674722)
- Wikipedia
- Wikimedia Commons
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.
Cite this page
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World Prisons. (2026). Munich Prison. Retrieved October 20, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/munich-prison
"Munich Prison." World Prisons. Accessed October 20, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/munich-prison.
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title = {Munich Prison},
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