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Vestre Prison

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Verified 29 May 2026
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  • German guards at Vestre Fængsel (prison) (9443120878).jpg

    Photo by National Museum of Denmark from Denmark via Wikimedia Commons (No restrictions)

  • Jernbanegraven ved Valby, med Vestre Fængsel på højre hånd, 1901-1922.jpg

    Photo by Hjalmar Christian Louis Alstrup via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

  • Tram accident in Copenhagen 1958 04.jpg

    Photo by Unknown authorUnknown author via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

  • Vestre Faengsel.JPG

    Photo by Ornig via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)

  • Vestre Fængsel (c. 1896).jpg

    Photo by Unknown authorUnknown author via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

  • Vestre Fængsel 2022.jpg

    Photo by Erik Nicolaisen Høy via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0)

  • Vestre Fængsel aerial.jpg

    Photo by Stig Nygaard from Copenhagen, Denmark via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0)

Capacity

543

Current population

Occupancy

Year opened

1900

Operational

Facility profile

Operator

Danmarks Fængsler

Population held

Mixed/unknown

Opened

1900

Region

Security level

Death-row facility

No

Conditions

No conditions summary available yet.

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.

Conditions Risk Score

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Compared to other facilities in Denmark

72 peers
Capacity (beds)this: 543 · peers avg: 117 (+364%)

Data completeness

34%

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