Germany · Bavaria · Munich
JVA München (Stadelheim)
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For families
How to send mail, money, and visit JVA München (Stadelheim)
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Bavaria's largest prison. Holds male, female and juvenile inmates in separate departments.
Capacity
1,400
Current population
1,300
Occupancy
93%
Year opened
1894
Operational
Facility profile
Operator
Bayerische Justiz
Population held
mixed
Opened
1894
Region
Bavaria
Security level
Mixed
Death-row facility
No
Conditions
Includes a separate execution chamber, last used in 1949.
Visiting
Visits require pre-application with the inmate's correctional unit. Usually 60 minutes monthly.
Mailing
Format: Vor- und Nachname Geburtsdatum, JVA München, Stadelheimer Str. 12, 81549 München.
Practical info
Inmate funds via bank transfer; vouchers (Bonkarten) used for in-prison purchases.
Known issues
No major issues documented in our database.
Notable inmates
Adolf Hitler (1922, brief), Beate Zschäpe, Uli Hoeneß.
Contact & address
Conditions Risk Score
Derived signal — not a judgement. How it's calculated
- Overcrowding
- 0/30
- Oversight reports
- 0/30
- Structural flags
- 0/15
- Death signals
- 0/15
- Conditions text
- 0/10
Compared to other facilities in Germany
977 peersData completeness
100%How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.
Sources
- Bayerische Justiz — JVA München
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.