Hameln youth institution

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Hameln youth institution
Wall of the Hameln youth institution at the entrance
Information about the institution
Surname Hameln youth institution
Reference year 1978
Detention places 771

The Hameln juvenile prison (JA Hameln) is the only juvenile prison in Lower Saxony for a closed juvenile prison system . It is located on the southern outskirts of Hameln outside the development near Tündern . With 793 prison places, it is the largest juvenile prison in Germany. A forerunner institution existed between 1958 and 1980 in Hameln prison .

history

In 1958, the Hameln prison was converted into a juvenile prison, although the former prison building from 1827 was unsuitable for juvenile prison . 1975 began on a new building in Tündern on a 20 hectare site, which was partially moved in 1978 and completed in 1980. The architects were Harald Leonhardt together with Werner Haller and Hartmut Nedden.

investment

View from the Ohrberg to the buildings of the Hameln youth institution, in the foreground gravel quarrying ponds near the Weser

The youth institution buildings are spread over the 20 hectare site. It has a village-like character with a central main building. There is the factory and sports area as well as the accommodation area. The main building houses the management and administration. The school, an auditorium, the institutional kitchen and the visiting area are also located here.

The accommodations consist of several detention houses, in which there are living groups with 10 cells each. There are also rooms for the respective house management in the houses. In the courtyard of the detention center is the free-time area with a football and sports field.

The factory area includes three workshops. There are teaching and production facilities in them. The sports area with a sports hall, a soccer field , an athletics facility and a basketball facility is located on the factory premises . A beach volleyball court was added in 2009 .

Jurisdiction

The responsibility as a prison for male adolescents and adolescents results from the Lower Saxony instruction and enforcement plan . Adolescents and adolescents who have been sentenced by the Lower Saxony courts to a youth penalty or to a prison sentence (taking into account the age at the time of admission, see Part 2 III of the Lower Saxony enforcement and admission plan) will be admitted to the Hameln juvenile prison. If a young person / adolescent is serving a youth sentence (or imprisonment) for the first time and the sentence does not exceed 3.5 years, they are first assigned to the JA Hameln department in Göttingen. Prisoners who are not suitable for open execution or who do not meet the criteria for a corresponding assignment will be transferred to the main prison of the JA Hameln. There, sentences of up to 10 years for convicted youths and up to 15 years for convicted adolescents are served. In the further course of execution, however, a transfer to the open execution of the JA Hameln (Eugen-Reintjes-Straße in Hameln) or a transfer to another execution facility in Lower Saxony (e.g. due to age) is possible. In addition to criminal detention, the YES Hameln also carries out pre- trial detention on young and growing accused. According to Section 82 of the Youth Courts Act, the enforcement officer (not to be confused with the head of the institution) is a youth judge at the Hameln District Court. This performs the tasks that are assigned to the Penal Enforcement Chamber in the adult prison system . It also decides on parole (early release).

Lower Saxony's youth penal system in Hameln

Administration of the Göttingen Leineberg youth institution

In the course of the change to the “Lower Saxony instruction and enforcement plan” on January 1, 2010, the entire Lower Saxony youth prison system was placed under the administration of JA Hameln. The most significant change was the affiliation of the formerly independent youth institution Göttingen-Leineberg and the youth detention center Göttingen, which previously belonged to the prison Rosdorf (near Göttingen ) for a short time as the "open youth prison department" .

In addition to the main institution (closed prison) of JA Hameln, the youth prisons in Lower Saxony include:

  • Open Youth Prison Department Göttingen - Leineberg (97 prison places)
  • Department of Open Youth Prison Hameln - Eugen-Reintjes-Straße (56 prison places)

Furthermore, as institutions for the execution of youth arrest according to § 16 Youth Courts Act (JGG), the following are organizationally subordinate to the JA Hameln:

  • Juvenile detention center Göttingen (25 detention places, 5 of them for women / girls)

The JAA Bückeburg was closed on January 1st, 2012 due to insufficient occupancy and need for renovation. The detention places were taken over by the Verden department of the Vechta correctional facility .

Execution target

The task of JA Hameln is to educate and support young prisoners effectively and at the same time to place them safely so that they do not become criminal again after their release. The Lower Saxony Prison Act (NJVollzG) regulates the execution of imprisonment, juvenile punishment and pre-trial detention. In Section 113 of the NJVollzG, the execution goals (execution of the youth penalty ) are named as follows: "In the execution of the youth penalty, the prisoners should above all be able to lead a life without criminal offenses in social responsibility in the future. The execution of the youth penalty also serves to protect the general public before further crimes. "

The core elements of the enforcement concept are:

  • the safe accommodation of prisoners,
  • the standardized and binding execution planning for all prisoners,
  • the diverse range of school education and vocational training measures as well as jobs,
  • targeted training and treatment programs.

After detailed diagnostics in the reception department, a binding education and support plan is drawn up for each prisoner, which provides information on the planned education, work, training or support measures. The plan is updated after four months at the latest. Accommodation, safety standards and educational and support measures can be continuously adapted to the development of the prisoners.

Occupancy

The prisoners in the JA Hameln are 14 to 24 years old, on average 20.3 years. They come from around 30 countries (share of foreigners 28%, ethnic German repatriates 8%). The average term of imprisonment is 1.6 years. About 74% of prisoners abuse narcotics and about 25% are addicts. About 62% did not have a school leaving certificate when they entered prison .

Closed execution

The closed execution of the JA Hameln has 589 prison places.

The buildings of the main institution of the Hameln youth institution are spread over the 20 hectare site. It has a village-like character with a central main building. There is the factory and sports area as well as the accommodation area. The main building houses the management and administration. The school, an auditorium, the institutional kitchen and the visiting area are also located here.

The accommodations consist of several detention houses, in which there are living groups with 7–8 solitary confinement rooms each. In addition, there are rooms in the departments for the responsible employees, as well as school and conference rooms. In the courtyard of the detention center is the free-time area with a football and sports field.

The factory area includes three workshops. There are teaching and production facilities in them. The sports area with a sports hall, a football field, an athletics track and a basketball facility is located on the factory premises. A beach volleyball court was added in 2009.

Open execution

Hamelin Open Enforcement Department

The open prison department was set up in what is known as a mixed residential area in the Hameln urban area. It has 56 detention places. The prisoners are housed on three floors in 9 separate living groups. There are 8 cells in a residential group.

The entrance gate, offices, school and conference rooms as well as specially secured cells are set up on the ground floor of the building. A small playing field is available for sporting activities.

Department of Open Youth Prisons, Göttingen

As part of the restructuring in the Lower Saxony penal system, the youth penitentiary was organizationally combined into one facility.

The open youth prison in Göttingen with 97 prison places is a department of the Hameln youth institution.

Juvenile detention center Göttingen

The Göttingen juvenile detention center with its 20 detention places is also a department of the Hameln juvenile prison.

Relaxations

In Lower Saxony , in principle, the same restrictions apply to juvenile prisons as to adult prisons.

Web links

Commons : Hameln youth institution  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. Gunter Krawinkel, Sid Auffarth , Lower Saxony Foundation : From Laves to today: on state building culture. Vieweg, Braunschweig and Wiesbaden 1988, ISBN 3-528-08736-6 , pp. 324, 325, 327; limited preview in Google Book search
  2. Schaumburg-Lippische Landes-Zeitung : Renovation too expensive: prison closes in 2012 , Bückeburg, kk, October 12, 2010
  3. Lower Saxony Law on Enforcement of Justice
  4. Open youth prison in Göttingen. Retrieved November 12, 2015 .
  5. ^ Goettingen juvenile detention center. Retrieved November 12, 2015 .

Coordinates: 52 ° 4 ′ 45.8 ″  N , 9 ° 22 ′ 42.9 ″  E