World Prisons

Prisons

7,437 facilities indexed. Filter by country, security level, type, or gender. Click any card for contact details, visiting rules, and conditions.

Photo gallery View on map

Data is aggregated from public sources and may be incomplete or out of date. Always verify with primary sources before acting on any figure. See data sources.

West Palm Beach Community Release Center

United States · West Palm Beach

Minimum

Type

State prison

Capacity

—

Held

147

West Shoreline Correctional Facility

United States

Type

State prison

Capacity

—

Held

—

West Tennessee Detention Facility

United States · Mason

Type

Multi-jurisdictional facility

Capacity

600

Held

47

Under capacity (8%)Low

West Tennessee Detention Facility

United States · Mason

Type

County/Local Jail (DIGSA contract)

Capacity

600

Held

275

Under capacity (46%)

West Tennessee State Penitentiary

United States · Henning

Maximum

Type

State prison

Capacity

2,254

Held

1,908

Under capacity (85%)

West Texas Detention Facility

United States · Sierra Blanca

Type

Federal prison

Capacity

1,053

Held

170

Under capacity (16%)

West Texas Intermediate Sanction Facility

United States · Brownfield

Type

—

Capacity

—

Held

—

West Tower Detention Facility

United States · Dallas

Maximum

Type

County jail

Capacity

1,530

Held

—

West Union Residential Facility

United States · West Union

Type

State prison

Capacity

48

Held

45

Under capacity (94%)Low

West Valley Detention Center

United States · Rancho Cucamonga

Maximum

Type

County jail

Capacity

3,347

Held

2,572

Under capacity (77%)Low

West Valley Juvenile Detention and Assessment Center

United States · Rancho Cucamonga

Type

—

Capacity

—

Held

—

Westville Correctional Facility

United States · Westville

Medium

Type

State prison

Capacity

3,200

Held

3,200

Overcrowded (100%)

West Virginia Central Regional Jail

United States · Sutton

Type

—

Capacity

—

Held

—

West Virginia Industrial Home for Boys

United States

Type

—

Capacity

—

Held

—

West Virginia Penitentiary

United States

Type

—

Capacity

—

Held

—

Wethersfield State Prison

United States

Type

—

Capacity

788

Held

—

Wetumpka State Penitentiary

United States

Type

—

Capacity

—

Held

—

Wetzel County Sheriff

United States · New Martinsville

Type

County jail

Capacity

—

Held

—

Wexford County Jail

United States · Cadillac

Type

County jail

Capacity

32

Held

—

Wharton County Jail

United States · Wharton

Type

County jail

Capacity

144

Held

125

Under capacity (87%)

Whatcom County Jail

United States · Bellingham

Medium

Type

County jail

Capacity

245

Held

321

Overcrowded (131%)

Whatcom County Jail Interim Work Center

United States · Bellingham

Minimum

Type

County jail

Capacity

—

Held

130

Whatcom County Juvenile Detention Center

United States · Bellingham

Juvenile

Type

County jail

Capacity

—

Held

—

Wheatland County Sheriff'S Office

United States · Harlowton

Type

County jail

Capacity

—

Held

—

Wheeler

United States · Plainview

Medium

Type

State prison

Capacity

576

Held

—

Wheeler Correctional Facility

United States · Alamo

Type

—

Capacity

2,312

Held

—

Wheeler Correctional Facility

United States · Alamo

Medium

Type

State prison

Capacity

2,874

Held

2,636

Under capacity (92%)

Wheeler Correctional Institution

United States · North Broad Street Alamo

Medium

Type

State prison

Capacity

—

Held

—

Wheeler County Jail

United States · Alamo

Type

County jail

Capacity

48

Held

33

Under capacity (69%)

Wheeler State Jail

United States · Plainview

Medium

Type

State prison

Capacity

576

Held

529

Under capacity (92%)Low