Correctional facility Neuburg-Herrenwörth

Information about the institution
Surname	Correctional facility Neuburg-Herrenwörth
Reference year	1990
Detention places	205

The correctional facility Neuburg-Herrenwörth is an independent correctional facility in Neuburg an der Donau . It is one of three Bavarian institutions where the youth custody is performed on male adolescents and young adults. The other two are in Ebrach and Laufen . After the foundation stone was laid in 1985, the institution was opened in 1990.

Occupancy

The capacity is approx. 205 prison places. In 2008 the average occupancy was 171 juvenile prisoners.

Construction

The institution is divided into four houses, which are grouped around a green inner courtyard. In addition, there are the work establishments, the school facilities, an outdoor house and the administration. Since the institution meets the medium security standard, it is surrounded by a wall.

Jurisdiction

The correctional facility in Neuburg-Herrenwörth is responsible for the first sentence of juvenile offenders. Responsibility also results from the type of offense and the suitability of the prisoner for the institution.

Adolescent prisoners on remand from the district court district of Ingolstadt are also brought in .

Treatment implementation

In response to discussions about recidivist offenders, a Preventive Unit for Prisoners Prone to Violence was opened on October 1, 2005. These now have to deal intensively with their violent behavior in individual and group therapy sessions , on days of action and the like.

The correctional facility in Neuburg-Herrenwörth is not to be confused with the correctional facility in Neuburg, which is located in the old town and is responsible for the adult prison , especially pre- trial detention in the area of ​​the district court districts of Ingolstadt , Neuburg an der Donau and Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm .

Web links

• Official website

Coordinates: 48 ° 44 ′ 1.6 ″  N , 11 ° 13 ′ 30.4 ″  E