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Prison of Haren
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Background
Haren Prison (French: Prison de Haren; Dutch: Gevangenis van Haren) is a new prison in Haren in the north-eastern part of Brussels, Belgium. It is 9.8 kilometres (6.1 mi) from Brussels-South railway station, and is near Brussels Airport, Vilvoorde Viaduct and the planned Uplace shopping centre in Machelen in Flemish Brabant, just outside Brussels. It is said to be the largest prison complex ever built in Belgium, and is intended to replace the old Saint-Gilles Prison, Forest Prison and Berkendael Prison. Three cell wings in Saint-Gilles will remain in use until the end of 2024. The women's prison in Berkendael is being converted into a detention centre for about 60 short-term prisoners (imprisonment less than three years).
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Capacity
1,190
Current population
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Occupancy
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Year opened
2022
Operational
Figures from official sources · verified 28 May 2026 · methodology
Facility profile
Operator
Federal Public Service JusticePopulation held
Mixed/unknown
Opened
2022
Region
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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
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Known issues
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Notable inmates
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Eva Kaili1978 · journalistEva Kaili (Greek: ÎÏα ÎαÏλή; born 26 October 1978) is a Greek former politician who was a member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 2014 to 2024.
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Salah Abdeslam1989 · terrorist
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Related facilities
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Compared to other facilities in Belgium
78 peersCapacity (beds)this: 1190 · peers avg: 243 (+389%)
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 (Q111728266)
- Wikipedia
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.
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APA
World Prisons. (2026). Prison of Haren. Retrieved July 22, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/prison-of-haren
Chicago
"Prison of Haren." World Prisons. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/prison-of-haren.
BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-prison-of-haren,
author = {{World Prisons}},
title = {Prison of Haren},
year = {2026},
url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/prison-of-haren},
urldate = {2026-07-22}
}