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PlzeÅ prison
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Capacity
1,064
Current population
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Occupancy
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Year opened
1878
Operational
Figures from official sources · verified 29 May 2026 · methodology
Facility profile
Population held
Mixed/unknown
Opened
1878
Region
Jižní Předměstí
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
- Karel Havelka1950 · laborer
Jan Šípek1886–1953 · soldier- Jan Šípek1886–1953 · soldier
- Jan Šípek1886–1953 · soldier
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Jan Litomiský1943 · politician- Jan Šípek1886–1953 · soldier
Source: Wikidata + Wikipedia.
Contact & address
No public contact details available.
Conditions Risk Score
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Related facilities
Same country, matched on type + security level where possible.
Compared to other facilities in Czechia
160 peersCapacity (beds)this: 1064 · peers avg: 698 (+52%)
Data completeness
26%How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.
Sources
- Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikidata (Q12004314)
- Wikimedia Commons
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.
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APA
World Prisons. (2026). PlzeÅ prison. Retrieved July 21, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/plzen-prison
Chicago
"PlzeÅ prison." World Prisons. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/plzen-prison.
BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-plzen-prison,
author = {{World Prisons}},
title = {PlzeÅ prison},
year = {2026},
url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/plzen-prison},
urldate = {2026-07-21}
}