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prison complex Orbe

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Background

The Orbe penitentiary complex or Établissements de la plaine de l'Orbe (EPO) form a Swiss penitentiary complex located in the municipality of Orbe in the Canton of Vaud. Designed for sentence execution, they consist of the Bochuz Penitentiary, the Closed Colony, and the Open Colony.

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Capacity

330

Current population

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Occupancy

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Year opened

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Operational

Facility profile

Operator

Canton of Vaud

Population held

Mixed/unknown

Opened

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Region

Orbe

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.

Contact & address

9 Chemin des Pâquerets, Orbe 1350
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Compared to other facilities in Switzerland

107 peers
Capacity (beds)this: 330 · peers avg: 198 (+66%)

Data completeness

40%

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