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Pöschwies Correctional Facility

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Capacity

399

Current population

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Occupancy

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Year opened

1995

Operational

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Facility profile

Population held

Mixed/unknown

Opened

1995

Region

Regensdorf

Security level

—

Death-row facility

No

Conditions

No conditions summary available yet.

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.

Contact & address

49 Roosstrasse, Regensdorf 8105
+41 44 871 17 11
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Compared to other facilities in Switzerland

107 peers
Capacity (beds)this: 399 · peers avg: 194 (+105%)

Data completeness

44%

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@misc{worldprisons-poschwies-correctional-faci,
  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {Pöschwies Correctional Facility},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/poschwies-correctional-facility},
  urldate = {2026-10-27}
}