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The Institution of Herstedvester
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Capacity
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Current population
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Occupancy
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Year opened
1935
Operational
Figures from official sources · verified 6 Jul 2026 · methodology
Facility profile
Operator
Ministry of JusticePopulation held
Mixed/unknown
Opened
1935
Region
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Security level
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Death-row facility
No
Conditions
ive Order No. 1109 of 30 June 2020) The Executive Order on Forced Treatment of Certain Inmates at Herstedvester Prison (Executive Order No. 852 of 16 October 2002) The Executive Order on Authorised Healthcare Professionals’ Use of Non- Medical Staff (Executive Order No. 1219 of 11 December 2009) The Executive Order on Authorised Healthcare Professionals’ Patient Records (Executive Order No. 1225 of 8 June 2021) Circular on the Prison and Probation Service Areas’ treatment and reporting of instances of death, suicide, qualified suicide attempts and other qualified self-harming acts and other suicidal or self-harming behaviour among inmates in the custody of the Prison and Probation Service (Circular No. 9916 of 14 July 2015) Departmental Notice on elucidation and processing of cases where an inmate complains about having been subject to abuse etc. from Prison and Probation Service staff (Departmental Notice No. 9088 of 22 February 2018) Departmental Notice on processing of intoxicated inmates in the open prisons (Departmental Notice No. 117 of 10 October 2003) Circular on medicine dispensation etc. to inmates in local and state prisons (Circular No. 53 of 5 July 2011) Guidance Notes on medicine dispensation etc. to inmates in local and state prisons (Guidance Notes No. 54 of 5 July 2011) Guidance Notes on medicines management (Guidance Notes No. 9079 of 12 February 2015) Institution considerations. 1.b. Focus areas Use of coercion and other interventions and [...]
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
- Steen Christensen1964 · bank robber
Steen Viktor Christensen (born 1964) is a Danish criminal, who was sentenced in Denmark in 1992 to twelve years in prison for numerous bank robberies, hostage taking, and rape.
Peter Madsen1971 · inventorPeter Langkjær Madsen (Danish: [ËpÊ°eÌËtÉ ËlÉÅËkÊ°eËÉ̯ ËmæsnÌ©]; born 12 January 1971) is a Danish convicted murderer and former entrepreneur.
Source: Wikidata + Wikipedia.
Contact & address
Conditions Risk Score
Derived signal — not a judgement. How it's calculated
11/100
Low concern11/100
- Overcrowding
- 0/30
- Oversight reports
- 1/30
- Structural flags
- 0/15
- Death signals
- 10/15
- Conditions text
- 0/10
What the score is responding to:
- · 1 oversight report in the last 5 years
- · Multiple in-custody-death signals in sources
Related facilities
Same country, matched on type + security level where possible.
Reports
- NPM-dk-ombudsman6 Jul 2026
ive Order No. 1109 of 30 June 2020) The Executive Order on Forced Treatment of Certain Inmates at Herstedvester Prison (Executive Order No. 852 of 16 October 2002) The Executive Order on Authorised Healthcare Professionals’ Use of Non- Medical Staff (Executive Order No. 1219 of 11 December 2009) The Executive Order on Authorised Healthcare Professionals’ Patient Records (Executive Order No. 1225 of 8 June 2021) Circular on the Prison and Probation Service Areas’ treatment and reporting of instances of death, suicide, qualified suicide attempts and other qualified self-harming acts and other suicidal or self-harming behaviour among inmates in the custody of the Prison and Probation Service (Circular No. 9916 of 14 July 2015) Departmental Notice on elucidation and processing of cases where an inmate complains about having been subject to abuse etc. from Prison and Probation Service staff (Departmental Notice No. 9088 of 22 February 2018) Departmental Notice on processing of intoxicated inmates in the open prisons (Departmental Notice No. 117 of 10 October 2003) Circular on medicine dispensation etc. to inmates in local and state prisons (Circular No. 53 of 5 July 2011) Guidance Notes on medicine dispensation etc. to inmates in local and state prisons (Guidance Notes No. 54 of 5 July 2011) Guidance Notes on medicines management (Guidance Notes No. 9079 of 12 February 2015) Institution considerations. 1.b. Focus areas Use of coercion and other interventions and [...]
Data completeness
34%How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.
Sources
- Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikidata (Q7742217)
- Wikipedia
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.
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APA
World Prisons. (2026). The Institution of Herstedvester. Retrieved July 23, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/the-institution-of-herstedvester
Chicago
"The Institution of Herstedvester." World Prisons. Accessed July 23, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/the-institution-of-herstedvester.
BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-the-institution-of-herstedv,
author = {{World Prisons}},
title = {The Institution of Herstedvester},
year = {2026},
url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/the-institution-of-herstedvester},
urldate = {2026-07-23}
}