Mannheim correctional facility

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Mannheim correctional facility
Information about the institution
Surname Mannheim correctional facility
Reference year 1909
Detention places 747
Former main gate

The Mannheim correctional facility is located in the Herzogenried district of Mannheim . It is the largest of the 17 penal institutions in Baden-Württemberg . The Herrenried Open Department is part of the Mannheim correctional facility.

history

The former grand-ducal state prison in Herzogenried was built in the years 1905 to 1909 at its present location as a replacement for the "penitentiary" in square Q6 and put into operation in October 1909. The London Pentonville Prison with its radial building style served as a model . Between 1913 and 1914, additional parts of the building were erected, which meant that the current institution size was largely achieved. In 1980 the open department in Herrenried was opened. From 1993 to 1994 a detention center was set up. Parts of the prison buildings, such as the gate building, are now a listed building . Because of its former designation as a state prison, the prison is popularly known as Café Landes .

By 2015, the prison Mannheim belonged branch Heidelberg , "1 Upper Lazy fur" colloquially short due to the mailing address Lazy fur called, were imprisoned in the women, with 87 inmates, and 41 employees. The Heidelberg branch was closed in 2015.

Construction projects

There are plans to build a new gate guard, which will be completed in spring 2015. A single, completely new entrance area is being built for 8 million euros to replace the previous two entrances, one for vehicles and one for visitors. With the construction of the new gate guard, the prison management expects increased security. Furthermore, a new building is to be built on the premises of the institution by 2015, which will offer prison places for 30 women.

Jurisdiction

The Mannheim correctional facility is responsible for the execution of pre-trial and criminal detention on male adult prisoners in accordance with the execution plan for the state of Baden-Württemberg.

facts and figures

The Mannheim correctional facility has 747 prison places, 708 of which are in the closed prison. These are divided as follows:

  • Men's section, closed prison: 691 places
  • Men open department: 39 places
  • Women's department closed prison: 17 places

A therapy project for dangerous sex offenders initiated by the Victim Protection Treatment Initiative is being carried out in the Mannheim penal institution .

Web links

Commons : Mannheim correctional facility  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Holger Buchwald: "Fauler Pelz" prison: the eviction is delayed by a year . In: Rhein-Neckar-Zeitung of January 17, 2014
  2. ↑ Holger Buchwald: Heidelberg Old Town Prison: No more prisoners in "Lazy Furs" . In: Rhein-Neckar-Zeitung of December 22, 2015
  3. ^ Article in Mannheimer Morgen from May 23, 2013, accessed on May 23, 2013
  4. ↑ Holger Buchwald: "Fauler Pelz" prison: the eviction is delayed by one year ( memento from January 20, 2014 in the Internet Archive ). In: Rhein-Neckar-Zeitung of January 17, 2014
  5. ↑ http://www.jva-mannheim.de/pb/,Lde/Zustaendigkeit
  6. ↑ Stimme.de: "Therapy for Sex Offenders"

Coordinates: 49 ° 30 ′ 36.8 ″  N , 8 ° 28 ′ 46.3 ″  E