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Saint-Denis prison

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(selon l'OIP) Adresse : 17 Chemin St Léonard 97495 Sainte-Clotilde Réunion. Date de mise en service : 2008. Nature : Centre pénitentiaire. Capacité opérationnelle : 569 places pour 773 personnes hébergées. Densité carcérale : 223,1 %.

Capacity

569

Current population

—

Occupancy

—

Year opened

2008

Operational

Figures from official sources · verified 9 Jul 2026 · methodology

Facility profile

Population held

Mixed/unknown

Opened

2008

Region

Saint-Denis

Security level

—

Death-row facility

No

Conditions

(selon le CGLPL) Rapport de visite du centre pénitentiaire de Saint-Denis de La Réunion (La Réunion). Date(s) de visite : Du 07/04/2014 au 18/04/2014.

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

Source: Wikidata + Wikipedia.

Contact & address

17 Chemin St Léonard, Sainte-Clotilde Réunion 97495
Official site

Conditions Risk Score

Derived signal — not a judgement. How it's calculated

0/100
Low concern0/100
Overcrowding
0/30
Oversight reports
0/30
Structural flags
0/15
Death signals
0/15
Conditions text
0/10

This facility scores 0. The national average across 732 scored France facilities is 12 — 12 points below national average.

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Compared to other facilities in France

731 peers
Capacity (beds)this: 569 · peers avg: 343 (+66%)

Data completeness

58%

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World Prisons. (2026). Saint-Denis prison. Retrieved October 23, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/saint-denis-prison
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@misc{worldprisons-saint-denis-prison,
  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {Saint-Denis prison},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/saint-denis-prison},
  urldate = {2026-10-23}
}