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Centre penitentiaire de Bordeaux-Gradignan

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Capacity

407

Current population

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Occupancy

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Year opened

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Operational

Figures from official sources · verified 28 May 2026 · methodology

Facility profile

Population held

Mixed/unknown

Opened

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Region

Gradignan

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

No major issues documented in our database.

Notable inmates

  • Claude Bez
    1940–1999 · Chartered Certified Accountant

    Claude Bez (November 4, 1940 – January 26, 1999), former Bordeaux soccer team chairman, was a personality in French football culture of the 1980s.

  • Bruno Sulak
    1955–1985 · gangster
  • Patrice de Maistre
    1949 · financial adviser
  • Lionel Cardon
    1958
  • André Ségura
    ?
  • Maurice Papon
    Maurice Papon
    1910–2007 · politician

    Maurice Papon (French: [mɔʁis papɔ̃, moʁ-]; 3 September 1910 – 17 February 2007) was a French civil servant, mass murderer and Nazi collaborator who was convicted of crimes against humanity committed during the occupation of France.

  • François Besse
    1944 · gangster
  • Thierry Tilly
    1964 · con artist
  • Ljubomir Barin
    1930–2017 · sports agent

Showing 9 of 10. Source: Wikidata + Wikipedia.

Contact & address

+33 5 57 96 57 57
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Compared to other facilities in France

731 peers
Capacity (beds)this: 407 · peers avg: 344 (+18%)

Data completeness

34%

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@misc{worldprisons-q3279230,
  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {Centre penitentiaire de Bordeaux-Gradignan},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/q3279230},
  urldate = {2026-10-23}
}