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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

Population 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 Christensen
    1964 · 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 Madsen
    Peter Madsen
    1971 · inventor

    Peter Langkjær Madsen (Danish: [ˈpʰe̝ˀtɐ ˈlɑŋˌkʰeˀɐ̯ ˈmæsn̩]; born 12 January 1971) is a Danish convicted murderer and former entrepreneur.

Source: Wikidata + Wikipedia.

Contact & address

Official site

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

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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 [...]

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Data completeness

34%

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@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 = {2026-10-22}
}