List of prisons
This page provides a list of prisons by country.
A
Australian Capital Territory
- Alexander Maconochie Centre
- Periodic Detention Centre
New South Wales
- Bathurst Correctional Centre
- Berrima Correctional Centre
- Brewarrina Centre
- Broken Hill Correctional Centre
- Cessnock Correctional Centre
- Cooma Correctional Centre
- Defence Force Correctional Establishment
- Dillwynia Women's Correctional Centre
- Emu Plains Correctional Centre
- Glen Innes Correctional Centre
- Goulburn Correctional Centre
- Grafton Correctional Centre
- Ivanhoe Correctional Centre
- John Morony Correctional Complex
- Junee Correctional Centre
- Kirkconnell Correctional Centre
- Lithgow Correctional Centre
- Long Bay Correctional Centre
- Mannus Correctional Centre
- Metropolitan Remand and Reception Centre
- Mid North Coast Correctional Centre
- Mulawa Correctional Centre
- Oberon Correctional Centre
- Parklea Correctional Centre
- Parramatta Correctional Centre
- Silverwater Correctional Centre
- St Heliers Correctional Centre
- Tamworth Correctional Centre
- Wellington Correctional Centre
Northern Territory
- Alice Springs Correctional Centre
- Alice Springs Juvenile Holding Centre
- Berrimah Prison
- Darwin Correctional Centre
- Don Dale Youth Detention Centre
- Wildman River Wilderness Work Camp
Queensland
- Arthur Gorrie Correctional Centre
- Brisbane Correctional Centre
- Brisbane Women's Correctional Centre
- Capricornia Correctional Centre
- Lotus Glen Correctional Centre
- Maryborough Correctional Centre
- Numinbah Correctional Centre
- Palen Creek Correctional Centre
- Southern Queensland Correctional Centre
- Toowoomba Prison
- Townsville Correctional Centre
- Wolston Correctional Centre
- Woodford Correctional Centre
South Australia
- Adelaide Pre-Release Centre
- Adelaide Remand Centre
- Adelaide Women's Prison
- Cadell Training Centre
- Mobilong Prison
- Mount Gambier Prison
- Port Augusta Prison
- Port Lincoln Prison
- Yatala Labour Prison
Tasmania
- Ashley Youth Detention Centre
- Hobart Remand Centre
- Launceston Remand Centre
- Mary Hutchinson Women's Prison
- Risdon Prison Complex
Victoria
- Acheron Boys Home
- Beechworth Correctional Centre
- Dame Phyllis Frost Centre
- Fulham Correctional Centre
- HM Prison Barwon
- HM Prison Dhurringile
- HM Prison Langi Kal Kal
- HM Prison Loddon
- HM Prison Tarrengower
- Hopkins Correctional Centre
- Marngoneet Correctional Centre
- Melbourne Youth Justice Centre
- Metropolitan Remand Centre
- Port Phillip Prison
- Turana Youth Training Centre
- Ravenhall Prison
Western Australia
- Acacia Prison
- Albany Regional Prison
- Bandyup Women's Prison
- Banksia Hill Juvenile Detention Centre
- Boronia Pre-release Centre for Women
- Broome Regional Prison
- Bunbury Regional Prison
- Casuarina Prison
- Eastern Goldfields Regional Prison
- Greenough Regional Prison
- Hakea Prison
- Karnet Prison Farm
- Melaleuca Remand and Reintegration Facility
- Pardelup Prison Farm
- Roebourne Regional Prison
- Wandoo Reintegration Facility
- West Kimberley Regional Prison
- Wooroloo Prison Farm
B
- Carandiru
- Centro de Readaptação Provisória de Presidente Bernardes - inspired by the Supermax standards, although prisoners can only stay there for a maximum of 2 years.
- Penitenciária Federal de Catanduvas - also based on the Supermax standards. It is the first federal prison in Brazil, designed to receive prisoners deemed too dangerous to be kept in the states' prison systems.
- Penitenciária Federal de Campo Grande - It houses the most dangerous prisoners in the country, as Fernandinho Beira-Mar, the Colombian trafficker Juan Carlos Ramírez Abadía and bicheiro João Arcanjo.
C
Bío Bío Region
- Chillán Public Prison, Chillán
- El Manzano, Concepción
Los Ríos Region
- Isla Teja Prison, Valdivia
- Complejo Penitenciario de Valdivia, Valdivia
Santiago Metropolitan Region
- Ex Penitenciaría de Santiago, Santiago
- San Miguel Prison, Santiago
- Santiago Public Prison, Santiago
- List of prisons in Anhui
- List of prisons in Beijing
- List of prisons in Chongqing
- List of prisons in Fujian
- List of prisons in Gansu
- List of prisons in Guangdong
- List of prisons in Guangxi
- List of prisons in Guizhou
- List of prisons in Hainan
- List of prisons in Hebei
- List of prisons in Heilongjiang
- List of prisons in Henan
- List of prisons in Hong Kong
- List of prisons in Hubei
- List of prisons in Hunan
- List of prisons in Inner Mongolia
- List of prisons in Jiangsu
- List of prisons in Jiangxi province
- List of prisons in Jilin
- List of prisons in Liaoning
- List of prisons in Ningxia
- List of prisons in Qinghai
- List of prisons in Shaanxi
- List of prisons in Shandong
- List of prisons in Shanghai
- List of prisons in Shanxi province
- List of prisons in Sichuan
- List of prisons in Tianjin
- List of prisons in the Tibet Autonomous Region
- List of prisons in Xinjiang
- List of prisons in Yunnan
- List of prisons in Zhejiang
[Macau]
- Coloane Prison - opened 1990
- Central Prison - closed 1990
- Ka Ho Prison - opened 2014
County prisons
- Zagreb
- Gospić
- Pula
- Šibenik
- Osijek
- Rijeka
- Split
- Varaždin
- Bjelovar
- Dubrovnik
- Karlovac
- Požega
- Sisak
- Zadar
State prisons, penitentiaries and prison hospitals
- Glina
- Lepoglava
- Lipovica-Popovača
- Požega
- Turopolja
- Valtura
- Zagreb prison hospital
Former regime prisons and penal colonies
- Goli otok
- Sv. Grgur
D
- Blegdamsvej Prison
- Copenhagen Police Headquarters Prison
- Horsens Statsfængsel
- Horserød camp
- Institution of Herstedvester
- Nytorv Prison
- State Prison in Jyderup
- State Prison in Møgelkær
- State Prison in Nyborg
- State Prison in Renbæk
- State Prison in Ringe
- State Prison at Sdr. Omme
- State Prison at Søbysøgård
- State Prison in Vridsløselille
- State Prison of Central Jutland
- State Prison of East Jutland
- State Prison of Kragskovhede
- Vestre Prison
E
- Isla Isabela
- Prison 1, Quito
- Nakura, Dahlak Archipelago
- Ämari Prison, Ämari
- Fat Margaret, Tallinn
- Haapsalu Castle
- Harju Gate, Tallinn
- Harku Prison, Harku
- Jägala concentration camp, Jägala
- Klooga concentration camp, Klooga
- Lasnamäe Prison, Tallinn
- Maardu Prison, Maardu
- Murru Prison, Rummu
- Pagari street, Tallinn
- Pärnu Prison, Pärnu
- Patarei Prison, Tallinn
- Tallinn Prison, Tallinn
- Tartu Prison, Tartu
- Toompea Castle, Tallinn
- Vaivara concentration camp, Vaivara
- Viljandi Prison, Viljandi
- Viru Prison, Jõhvi
- Võru Prison, Võru
F
- former Helsinki County Prison or Katajanokka Prison, so called "Nokka" or "Skatta"
- Sörnäinen Prison, so called "Sörkka", Helsinki
- former Kakola, Turku
- Hämeenlinna Prison, Hämeenlinna
- Oulu Prison, Oulu
- Riihimäki Prison, Riihimäki
- Sukeva Prison, Sonkajärvi
- Konnunsuo Prison, Lappeenranta
- Pelso Prison, Vaala
- The Bastille, Paris '
- Château d'If, Marseille '
- Bagne of Toulon
- Clairvaux Prison
- Fleury-Mérogis Prison
- Fresnes Prison, Fresnes, Val-de-Marne, near Paris
- La Santé Prison, Paris
- Leandro Prison, Montpellier
G
- Brandenburg-Görden Prison
- Ebrach Abbey
- Hohenasperg
- Hoheneck women's prison
- Landsberg Prison
- Spandau Prison, Berlin
- Stammheim Prison
- Werl Prison, Werl
- Nsawam Prison
- Kumasi Prison
- Ho Prison
- Sunyani Prison
- Korydallos Prison, Korydallos
- Ioannia Prison, Ioannia
- Komotini Prison, Komotini
- Corinth Prison, Corinth
- Thessaloniki Prison, Thessaloniki
- Larissa Prison, Larissa
- Nafplio Prison, Nafplio
- Neapolis Prison, Neapolis
- Tripoli Prison, Tripoli
- Chania Prison, Chania
- Chios Prison, Chios
- Kos Prison, Kos
- Amfissa Preventorium For Prisoners, Amfissa
H
- Állampusztai Országos Büntetés-végrehajtási Intézet, Állampuszta
- Balassagyarmati Fegyház és Börtön, Balassagyarmat
- Budapesti Fegyház és Börtön, Budapest
- Fiatalkorúak Büntetés-végrehajtási Intézete, Tököl, Szirmabesenyő, Kecskemét
- Kalocsai Börtön, Kalocsa
- Márianosztrai Fegyház és Börtön, Márianosztra
- Nagyfai Országos Büntetés-végrehajtási Intézet, Algyő-nagyfa
- Pálhalmai Országos Büntetés-végrehajtási Intézet, Dunaújváros-pálhalma
- Sátoraljaújhelyi Fegyház és Börtön, Sátoraljaújhely
- Sopronkőhidai Fegyház és Börtön, Sopronkőhida
- Szegedi Fegyház és Börtön, Szeged Csillagbörtön / Star Prison
- Tiszalöki Országos Büntetés-végrehajtási Intézet, Tiszalök
- Váci Fegyház és Börtön, Vác
I
- Kambangan Island
- Denpasar Prison, Denpasar
- Ahvaz
- * Central Prison
- * Sepidar
- * Karun
- * Sepah Yekkom
- Bandar Abbas: Bandar Abbas Prison, Hormozgan Province
- Fashafoyeh: See below: Tehran, Central Prison of Tehran
- Kahrizak: Kahrizak Prison
- Karaj
- *Ghezel Hesar Prison
- *Rajayi-shahr Prison, Gohardasht
- Kerman: Shahab prison
- Kermanshah
- *Dizel Abad Prison
- *Naft Square Detention Center
- Khorramabad
- *Central Prison
- *Falak-ol-Aflak Castle
- Khoy: Khoy Prison, West Azerbaijan Province
- Mahabad: Mahabad Prison
- Mashhad: Vakil-Abad Prison
- Qarchak: Qarchak Women’s Prison
- Rasht: Rasht Central Prison, Gilan Province
- Sanandaj
- *Sanandaj Central Prison,
- *Sanandaj Intelligence Office detention center
- Sari: Sari Central Prison, Mazandaran Province
- Shiraz: Adel Abad Prison
- Tabriz: Tabriz Prison, East Azerbaijan Province
- Tehran
- *Ghezel Ghale Prison
- *Central Prison of Tehran, Fashafoyeh
- *Evin Prison
- **Prison 209 or "section 209 of the Evin Prison"
- **Prison 59
- ** Ward 2A, or Section 2A of Evin prison
- *Heshmatiyeh Prison
- *Qasr Prison
- *Towhid Prison
- Urmia: Orumiyeh Central Prison, Darya prison
- Zabol: Zabol Central Prison
- Zahedan: Zahedan Prison
- Baghdad Central Prison, Baghdad
- Arbour Hill Prison, Dublin 7
- Castlerea Prison, Castlerea, County Roscommon
- Cloverhill Prison, Dublin 22
- Cork Prison, Cork
- Dóchas Centre, Mountjoy Campus, Dublin 7
- Kilmainham Gaol '
- Limerick Prison, Limerick
- Loughan House, County Cavan
- Midlands Prison, Co. Laois
- Mountjoy Prison, Mountjoy Campus, Dublin 7
- Newgate Prison, Dublin '
- Portlaoise Prison, Portlaoise, Co. Laois
- Richmond General Penitentiary, Grangegorman, Dublin 7
- Shelton Abbey, Arklow, County Wicklow
- St. Patrick's Institution, Mountjoy Campus, Dublin 7
- Training Unit, Mountjoy Campus, Dublin 7
- Wheatfield Prison, Dublin 22
- Maasiyahu Prison
- Megiddo prison
- Nitzan Detention Center
- Hadarim Detention Center
- Ktzi'ot Prison
- Ramot Prison
- Magen Prison
- Be'er Sheva Prison
- Eshel Prison
- Prison Four
- Dekel Prison
- Kishon Detention Center
- Shikma Prison
- Maskoveieh
- Ketziot Military Prison/Ktzi'ot Prison
- Prison Six
- Nafha Prison
- Neve Tirtza Prison
- Ayalon Prison
- Ofer Prison
- Giv'on Prison
- Rimonim Prison
- Damun Prison
- Gilbo'a Prison
- Tzalmon Prison
- Hermon Prison
- Shata Prison
- HaSharon Prison
- Ashmoret Prison
- Carmel Prison
- Asinara Prison, Sassari
- Regina Coeli, Rome
- Rebbibia, Rome
- Forte Boccea, Rome
- Ucciardone, Palermo
- San Vittore, Milan
- Giudecca, Venice
- Sollicciano, Florence
- Lorusso Cotugno, Torino
- Uta, Cagliari
J
Sapporo Correctional Precinct
- Sapporo Prison :ja:札幌刑務所|札幌刑務所 - Higashi-ku, Sapporo
- * Sapporo Prison Sapporo Branch :ja:札幌刑務所札幌刑務支所|札幌刑務所札幌刑務支所 - Higashi-ku, Sapporo
- Asahikawa Prison :ja:旭川刑務所|旭川刑務所 - Asahikawa, Hokkaidō
- Obihiro Prison :ja:帯広刑務所|帯広刑務所 - Obihiro, Hokkaidō
- * Obihiro Prison Kushiro Branch :ja:帯広刑務所釧路刑務支所|帯広刑務所釧路刑務支所 - Kushiro, Hokkaidō
- Abashiri Prison :ja:網走刑務所|網走刑務所 - Abashiri, Hokkaidō
- Tsukigata Prison :ja:月形刑務所|月形刑務所 - Tsukigata, Hokkaidō
- Hakodate Juvenile Prison :ja:函館少年刑務所|函館少年刑務所 - Hakodate, Hokkaidō
Sendai Correctional Precinct
- Aomori Prison :ja:青森刑務所|青森刑務所 - Aomori, Aomori
- Miyagi Prison :ja:宮城刑務所|宮城刑務所 - Wakabayashi-ku, Sendai
- Akita Prison :ja:秋田刑務所|秋田刑務所 - Akita City
- Yamagata Prison :ja:山形刑務所|山形刑務所 - Yamagata, Yamagata
- Fukushima Prison :ja:福島刑務所|福島刑務所 - Fukushima, Fukushima
- * Fukushima Prison Fukushima Branch :ja:福島刑務所福島刑務支所|福島刑務所福島刑務支所 - Morioka, Iwate
- Morioka Juvenile Prison :ja:盛岡少年刑務所|盛岡少年刑務所 - Morioka, Iwate
Tokyo Correctional Precinct
- Mito Prison :ja:水戸刑務所|水戸刑務所 - Hitachinaka, Ibaraki
- Tochigi Prison :ja:栃木刑務所|栃木刑務所 - Tochigi, Tochigi
- Kurobane Prison :ja:黒羽刑務所|黒羽刑務所 - Ōtawara, Tochigi
- Maebashi Prison :ja:前橋刑務所|前橋刑務所 - Maebashi, Gunma
- Chiba Prison :ja:千葉刑務所|千葉刑務所 - Wakaba-ku, Chiba
- Ichihara Prison :ja:市原刑務所|市原刑務所 - Ichihara, Chiba
- Fuchu Prison :ja:府中刑務所|府中刑務所 - Fuchū, Tokyo
- Yokohama Prison :ja:横浜刑務所|横浜刑務所 - Kōnan-ku, Yokohama
- * Yokohama Prison Yokosuka Branch :ja:横浜刑務所横須賀刑務支所|横浜刑務所横須賀刑務支所 - Yokosuka, Kanagawa
- Niigata Prison :ja:新潟刑務所|新潟刑務所 - Kōnan-ku, Niigata
- Kofu Prison :ja:甲府刑務所|甲府刑務所 - Kōfu, Yamanashi
- Nagano Prison :ja:長野刑務所|長野刑務所 - Suzaka, Nagano
- Shizuoka Prison :ja:静岡刑務所|静岡刑務所 - Aoi-ku, Shizuoka
- Kawagoe Juvenile Prison :ja:川越少年刑務所|川越少年刑務所 - Kawagoe, Saitama
- Matsumoto Juvenile Prison :ja:松本少年刑務所|松本少年刑務所 - Matsumoto, Nagano
Nagoya Correctional Precinct
- Toyama Prison :ja:富山刑務所|富山刑務所 - Toyama City
- Kanazawa Prison :ja:金沢刑務所|金沢刑務所 - Kanazawa, Ishikawa
- Fukui Prison :ja:福井刑務所|福井刑務所 - Fukui, Fukui
- Gifu Prison :ja:岐阜刑務所|岐阜刑務所 - Gifu, Gifu
- Kasamatsu Prison :ja:笠松刑務所|笠松刑務所 - Kasamatsu, Gifu
- Nagoya Prison :ja:名古屋刑務所|名古屋刑務所 - Miyoshi, Aichi
- * Nagoya Prison Toyohashi Branch :ja:名古屋刑務所豊橋刑務支所|名古屋刑務所豊橋刑務支所 - Toyohashi, Aichi
- Mie Prison :ja:三重刑務所|三重刑務所 - Tsu, Mie
Osaka Correctional Precinct
- Shiga Prison :ja:滋賀刑務所|滋賀刑務所 - Ōtsu, Shiga
- Kyoto Prison :ja:京都刑務所|京都刑務所 - Yamashina-ku, Kyoto
- Osaka Prison :ja:大阪刑務所|大阪刑務所 - Sakai-ku, Sakai
- Kobe Prison :ja:神戸刑務所|神戸刑務所 - Akashi, Hyōgo
- Kakogawa Prison :ja:加古川刑務所|加古川刑務所 - Kakogawa, Hyōgo
- Wakayama Prison :ja:和歌山刑務所|和歌山刑務所 - Wakayama, Wakayama
- Himeji Prison :ja:姫路少年刑務所|姫路少年刑務所 - Himeji, Hyōgo
- Nara Juvenile Prison :ja:奈良少年刑務所|奈良少年刑務所 - Nara, Nara
Hiroshima Correctional Precinct
- Tottori Prison :ja:鳥取刑務所|鳥取刑務所 - Tottori, Tottori
- Matsue Prison :ja:松江刑務所|松江刑務所 - Matsue, Shimane
- Okayama Prison :ja:岡山刑務所|岡山刑務所 - Kita-ku, Okayama
- Hiroshima Prison :ja:広島刑務所|広島刑務所 - Naka-ku, Hiroshima
- * Hiroshima Prison Onomichi Branch :ja:広島刑務所尾道刑務支所|広島刑務所尾道刑務支所 - Onomichi, Hiroshima
- Yamaguchi Prison :ja:山口刑務所|山口刑務所 - Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi
- Iwakuni Prison :ja:岩国刑務所|岩国刑務所 - Iwakuni, Yamaguchi
Takamatsu Correctional Precinct
- Tokuchima Prison :ja:徳島刑務所|徳島刑務所 - Tokushima, Tokushima
- Takamatsu Prison :ja:高松刑務所|高松刑務所 - Takamatsu, Kagawa
- Matsuyama Prison :ja:松山刑務所|松山刑務所 - Tōon, Ehime
- * Matsuyama Prison Saijo Branch :ja:松山刑務所西条刑務支所|松山刑務所西条刑務支所 - Saijō, Ehime
- Kochi Prison :ja:高知刑務所|高知刑務所 - Kōchi, Kōchi
Fukuoka Correctional Precinct
- Fukuoka Prison :ja:福岡刑務所|福岡刑務所 - Umi, Fukuoka
- Fumoto Prison :ja:麓刑務所|麓刑務所 - Tosu, Saga
- Sasebo Prison :ja:佐世保刑務所|佐世保刑務所 - Sasebo, Nagasaki
- Nagasaki Prison :ja:長崎刑務所|長崎刑務所 - Isahaya, Nagasaki
- Kumamoto Prison :ja:熊本刑務所|熊本刑務所 - Kumamoto, Kumamoto
- Oita Prison :ja:大分刑務所|大分刑務所 - Ōita, Ōita
- Miyazaki Prison :ja:宮崎刑務所|宮崎刑務所 - Miyazaki, Miyazaki
- Kagoshima Prison :ja:鹿児島刑務所|鹿児島刑務所 - Yūsui, Kagoshima
- Okinawa Prison :ja:沖縄刑務所|沖縄刑務所 - Nanjō, Okinawa
- * Okinawa Prison Yaeyama Branch :ja:沖縄刑務所八重山刑務支所|沖縄刑務所八重山刑務支所 - Ishigaki, Okinawa
- Saga Juvenile Prison :ja:佐賀少年刑務所|佐賀少年刑務所 - Saga, Saga
Medical Prison
- Hachioji Medical Prison :ja:八王子医療刑務所|八王子医療刑務所 - Hachiōji, Tokyo
- Okazaki Medical Prison :ja:岡崎医療刑務所|岡崎医療刑務所 - Okazaki, Aichi
- Osaka Medical Prison :ja:大阪医療刑務所|大阪医療刑務所 - Sakai-ku, Sakai
- Kitakyushu Medical Prison :ja:北九州医療刑務所|北九州医療刑務所 - Kokuraminami-ku, Kitakyūshū
Social Rehabilitation Program Center(Private Finance Initiative, PFI system)
- Mine Rehabilitation Program Center :ja:美祢社会復帰促進センター|美祢社会復帰促進センター - Mine, Yamaguchi
- Kitsuregawa Rehabilitation Program Center :ja:喜連川社会復帰促進センター|喜連川社会復帰促進センター - Sakura, Tochigi
- Harima Rehabilitation Program Center -:ja:播磨社会復帰促進センター|播磨社会復帰促進センター - Kakogawa, Hyōgo
- Shimane Asahi Rehabilitation Program Center :ja:島根あさひ社会復帰促進センター|島根あさひ社会復帰促進センター - Hamada, Shimane
K
- Sulaibiya Central Prison
L
- Phonthong Prison, near Vientiane
- Samkhe Prison, near Vientiane
- Lukiškės Prison, Vilnius
- Kaunas Prison, Kaunas
M
- Zomba Central Prison, Zomba
- Maula Prison, Lilongwe
- Chichiri Prison, Blantyre
- Mzimba Prison, Mzimba
- Perlis Correctional Centre
- Pokok Sena Prison
- Alor Setar Prison
- Sungai Petani Prison
- Penang Remand Prison
- Seberang Perai Prison
- Kamunting Detention Centre
- Taiping Prison
- Batu Gajah Correctional Centre
- Tapah Prison
- Sungai Buloh Prison
- Kajang Prison
- Kajang Women's Prison
- Seremban Prison
- Jelebu Drug Rehabilitation Institution
- Bandar Hilir Prison
- Sungai Udang Prison
- Dusun Dato' Murad Pre-Release Prison
- Henry Gurney School Telok Mas
- Johor Bahru Remand Prison
- Muar Correctional Centre
- Simpang Renggam Prison
- Kluang Prison
- Penor Prison
- Bentong Prison
- Marang Prison
- Machang Correctional Centre
- Pengkalan Chepa Prison
- Puncak Borneo Prison
- Sri Aman Central Prison
- Sibu Central Prison
- Miri Central Prison
- Limbang Central Prison
- Kota Kinabalu Central Prison
- Kota Kinabalu Women's Prison
- Sandakan Prison
- Tawau Central Prison
- Henry Gurney School Keningau
- Corradino Correctional Facility, Paola
- Gozo Prison, Victoria
- Gran Prigione, Valletta
- Cefereso No. 9, Ciudad Juarez
- Federal Social Readaptation Center No. 1, Almoloya de Juarez
- Palacio de Lecumberri, Mexico City
- Penal del Altiplano, Almoloya de Juarez
- Islas Marías Federal Prison, Marías Islands
- La Mesa Prison, Tijuana
- Tazmamart, Atlas Mountains
N
- Zaanstad
- Rotterdam
- Veenhuizen
- Esserheem
- Zwolle
- Amsterdam - Bijlmerbajes
Operating political prison camps
- Kwan-li-so No. 14 Kaechon
- Kwan-li-so No. 15 Yodok
- Kwan-li-so No. 16 Hwasong
- Kwan-li-so No. 18 Bukchang
- Kwan-li-so No. 22 Haengyong
- Kwan-li-so No. 25 Chongjin
Former political prison camps
- Kwan-li-so No. 12 Onsong
Operating reeducation camps
- Kyo-hwa-so No. 1 Kaechon
- Kyo-hwa-so No. 3 Sinuiju
- Kyo-hwa-so No. 4 Kangdong
- Kyo-hwa-so No. 8 Yongdam
- Kyo-hwa-so No. 11 Chungsan
- Kyo-hwa-so No. 12 Chongori
- Kyo-hwa-so No. 15 Hamhung
- Kyo-hwa-so No. 22 Oro
- Kyo-hwa-so No. 77 Danchun
- Kyo-hwa-so Hoeryong
Former reeducation camps
- Kyo-hwa-so Sŭnghori
- Arendal Prison
- Bastøy Prison
- Berg Prison
- Bergen Prison
- Bjørgvin Prison
- Bodø Prison
- Bredtveit Detention and Security Prison
- Bruvoll Prison
- Drammen Prison
- Fredrikstad Prison
- Gjøvik Prison
- Halden Prison
- Hamar Prison
- Hassel Prison
- Haugesund Prison
- Hof Prison
- Horten Prison
- Hustad Prison
- Ila Detention and Security Prison
- Ilseng Prison
- Indre Østfold Prison
- Kongsvinger Prison
- Kragerø Prison
- Kristiansand Prison
- Larvik Prison
- Mosjøen Prison
- Moss Prison
- Oslo Prison
- Ravneberget Prison
- Ringerike Prison
- Sandefjord Prison
- Sandeid Prison
- Sarpsborg Prison
- Sem Prison
- Skien Prison
- Stavanger Prison
- Tromsø Prison
- Trondheim Prison
- Ullersmo Prison
- Vadsø Prison
- Verdal Prison
- Vestre Slidre Prison
- Vik Prison
- Ålesund Prison
- Åna Prison
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Sindh
- Karachi Central Jail, Karachi
- Hyderabad Jail, Hyderabad
- Sukkar Jail, Sukkar
- Sukkar Jail, Sukkar
- Larkana Jail, Larkana
- Khairpur Jail, Khairpur
- Malir Jail, Karachi
- Nawabshah Jail, Nawabshah
- Mirpurkhas Jail, Mirpurkhas
- Sanghar Jail, Sanghar
- Jacobabad Jail, Jacobabad
- Dadu Jail, Dadu
- Badin Jail, Badin
- Shikarpur Jail, Shikarpur
- Nara Jail, Hyderabad
- Women's Jail, Karachi
- Women's Jail, Hyderabad
Punjab
- Central Jail Lahore
- Central Jail Gujranwala
- Central Jail Sahiwal
- District Jail Lahore
- District Jail Sheikhupura
- District Jail Kasur
- District Jail Sialkot
- New Central Jail Multan
- New Central Jail Bahawalpur
- Borstal Institution and Juvenile Jail Bahawalpur
- Central Jail Dera Ghazi Khan
- District Jail Multan
- District Jail Rajanpur
- District Jail Vehari
- Women Jail Multan
- District Jail Rahim Yar Khan
- District Jail Bahawalnagar
- District Jail Muzaffar Garh
- Central Jail Rawalpindi
- District Jail Attock
- District Jail Jhelum
- District Jail Mandi Bahauddin
- District Jail Gujrat
- Sub Jail Chakwal
- Central Jail Faisalabad
- Central Jail Mianwali
- Borstal Institution and Juvenile Jail Faisalabad
- District Jail Faisalabad
- District Jail Jhang
- District Jail Toba Tek Singh
- District Jail Sargodha
- District Jail Shahpur
- Miguel Castro Castro prison
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Remand prisons
- Butyrka Prison, Moscow
- Matrosskaya Tishina, Moscow
- Kresty Prison, Saint Petersburg
- Biysk Prison, Biysk
- Yekaterinburg Remand Prison, Yekaterinburg
- Makhachkala Prison, Makhachkala
- Simferpol Prison, Simferopol
Former [KGB] remand prisons
- Lubyanka Prison, Moscow
- Lefortovo Prison, Moscow
- Bolshoy Dom, Saint Petersburg
Maximum security prisons
- Pyatak Prison, Ognenny Ostrov
- Vladimir Central Prison, Vladimir
- Samara Penitentiary, Samara
- Black Dolphin Prison, Sol-Iletsk
- White Swan, Solikamsk
- Black Eagle Prison, Ivdel
- Snowy Owl Prison, Kharp
- Saransk Prison, Saransk
- Sosnovka Prison, Sosnovka
- Saratov Prison, Saratov
- Petek Island Prison
- Mordovia Prison, Mordovia
- Minusinskaya Prison, Minusinsk
- Tomsk Prison, Tomsk
- Volgograd Prison, Volgograd
- Kopeysk Prison, Kopeysk
- Ryazan Prison, Ryazan
- Krasnodar Prison, Krasnodar
- Petrozavodsk Prison, Petrozavodsk
- Yekaterinburg Prison, Yekaterinburg
- Tula Prison, Shchyokino, Tula Oblast
- Priuralsky Prison, Priuralsky District
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- al-Ha'ir Prison, near Riyadh
- Jeddah Prison, Jeddah
- Rafha Prison, Rafha
- ʽUlaysha Prison, Mabahith prison in Riyadh
- Admiralty West Prison
- Changi Prison Complex
- Changi Women's Prison and Drug Rehabilitation Centre
- Selarang Park Community Supervision Centre
- Tanah Merah Prison
- Changi Women's Prison and Drug Rehabilitation Centre
- Outram Prison
- Changi Prison
- Moon Crescent Prison
- Queenstown Remand Prison
- Portsdown Prison
- Tampines Prison
- Sembawang Drug Rehabilitation Centre
- Khalsa Crescent Prison
- Kaki Bukit Centre
- Bedok Reformative Centre
- Lloyd Leas Work Release Camp
- Ilava Prison, Ilava
- Leopoldov Prison, Leopoldov
Operational prisons
Reference- A Lama Prison, A Lama, Pontevedra
- Alhaurín de la Torre Prison, Alhaurín de la Torre, Málaga
- Albacete Prison, Albacete
- Albocàsser Prison, Albocàsser, Castellón
- Albolote Prison, Albolote, Granada
- Alcalá de Guadaira Prison, Alcalá de Guadaira, Seville
- Alcalá-Meco Prison, Alcalá de Henares, Community of Madrid
- Alcázar de San Juan Prison, Alcázar de San Juan, Ciudad Real
- Alicante Prison, Alicante
- Alicante II Prison, Villena, Alicante
- Almería Prison, Almería
- Aranjuez Prison, Aranjuez, Community of Madrid
- Arrecife de Lanzarote Prison, Teguise, Las Palmas
- Ávila Prison, Brieva, Ávila
- Badajoz Prison, Badajoz
- Barcelona Model Prison, Barcelona
- Bilbao Prison, Basauri, Biscay
- Botafuegos Prison, Algeciras, Cádiz
- Bonxe Prison, Outeiro de Rei, Lugo
- Burgos Prison, Burgos
- Cáceres Prison, Cáceres
- Can Brians Prison, Sant Esteve Sesrovires, Barcelona
- Castellón Prison, Castellón de la Plana
- Centro Penitenciario de Valencia Prison, Picassent, Valencia
- Ceuta Prison, Ceuta
- Córdoba Prison, Córdoba
- Daroca Prison, Daroca, Zaragoza
- El Dueso Prison, Dueso, Santoña, Cantabria
- Figueres Prison, Figueres, Girona
- Girona Prison, Girona
- Estremera Prison, Estremera, Community of Madrid
- Herrera de la Mancha Prison, Manzanares, Ciudad Real
- Huelva Prison, Huelva
- Ibiza Prison, Ibiza, Balearic Islands
- Jaén Prison, Jaén
- La Moraleja Prison, Dueñas, Palencia
- Lledoners Prison, Sant Joan de Vilatorrada, Barcelona
- Lleida Prison, Lleida
- Las Palmas Prison, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
- Logroño Prison, Logroño, La Rioja
- Mansilla de las Mulas Prison, Mansilla de las Mulas, Léon
- Melilla Prison, Melilla
- Monterroso Prison, Monterroso, Lugo
- Morón de la Frontera Prison, Morón de la Frontera, Seville
- Murcia Prison, Murcia
- Nanclares de la Oca Prison, Langraiz-Oka, Álava
- Navalcarnero Prison, Navalcarnero, Community of Madrid
- Ocaña Prison, Ocaña, Toledo
- Palma Prison, Palma, Balearic Islands
- Pamplona Prison, Pamplona, Navarre
- Pereiro de Aguiar Prison, Pereiro de Aguiar, Ourense
- Puerto Prison, Puerto de Santa María, Cádiz
- Quatre Camins Prison, la Roca del Vallès, Barcelona
- San Sebastián Prison, San Sebastián, Gipuzkoa
- Santa Cruz de la Palma Prison, Santa Cruz de la Palma, Santa Cruz de Tenerife
- Santa Cruz de Tenerife Prison, El Rosario, Santa Cruz de Tenerife
- Segovia Prison, Segovia
- Seville Prison, Seville
- Soria Prison, Soria
- Soto del Real Prison, Soto del Real, Community of Madrid
- Tarragona Prison, Tarragona
- Teixeiro Prison, Curtis, A Coruña
- Teruel Prison, Teruel
- Topas Prison, Topas, Salamanca
- Valdemoro Prison, Valdemoro, Community of Madrid
- Valladolid Prison, Villanubla, Valladolid
- Villabona Prison, Llanera, Asturias
- Zuera Prison, Zuera, Zaragoza
- Wad-Ras Prison, Barcelona
Former prisons
- Carabanchel Prison, Madrid
- Cárcel Modelo, Madrid
- Cárcel Real of Cádiz, Cádiz
- Madrid Model Prison, Madrid
- Málaga Prison, Málaga
- Les Corts Prison, Barcelona
- Porlier Prison, Madrid
- Ranilla Prison, Seville
- Trinitat Prison, Barcelona
Prisons planned and under construction
- Tàrrega prison, Tàrrega, Lleida
- El Catllar prison, el Catllar, Tarragona
- Zona Franca prison, Barcelona
- Långholmen prison, Stockholm
- Kumla prison, Kumla
- Hall prison, Södertälje
- Norrtälje prison, Norrtälje
- Far'Falastin
- Hesekê Hasakah Central Prison
- Tadmor Prison
- Mezze Prison
- Chirkin prison, Qamishli
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- Taipei Prison
- Buddha Monthon Temporary Prison, Dhaveevatthana Palace
- Bang Kwang Central Prison, Nonthaburi Province
- Khao Kho District Jail, Phetchabun Province
- Nong Khai Immigration Detention Center, Nong Khai Province
Remand prisons
- Bangkok Remand Prison
- Minburi Remand Prison
- Pattaya Remand Prison
- Thonburi Remand Prison
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- Dubai Central Jail, Al Aweer, Dubai
- *Dubai Women's Central Jail
- Sharjah Reformatory and Punitive Establishment
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- Chí Hòa Prison
- Phú Quốc Prison
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- Beir Ahmed
Others
- Abu Ghraib, Iraq
- Bangkwang, Nonthaburi Province, Thailand, nicknamed the "Big Tiger"
- Camp Boiro, Conakry, Guinea
- Camp Crame, Manila, Philippines
- Chikurubi, Zimbabwe
- Devil's Island, French Guiana
- Ezeiza Women's Prison, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Hanoi Hilton, Hanoi, Vietnam
- İmralı, Sea of Marmara, Turkey
- Insein Prison, Myanmar
- Palacio de Lecumberri, Mexico City, Mexico
- Penal del Altiplano, Almoloya de Juárez, Mexico
- Playa Negra, Equatorial Guinea
- Robben Island, South Africa