Wuppertal-Vohwinkel correctional facility

Information about the institution
Surname	Wuppertal-Vohwinkel correctional facility
Reference year	1980
Detention places	517
Employee	230
Institution management	Charlotte Narjes

Entrance area of ​​the JVA Wuppertal-Vohwinkel

The Wuppertal-Vohwinkel correctional facility, also known as the Simonshöfchen correctional facility , is one of two correctional facilities in Wuppertal . Up until December 2010 it was called the Wuppertal prison, but was renamed the Wuppertal-Vohwinkel prison with effect from December 1, 2010 due to the opening of the Wuppertal-Ronsdorf prison .

history

The prison Wuppertal in 1980 in the residential district Osterholz the Wuppertal municipality Vohwinkel , to replace the old in Elberfeld located Penitentiary Wuppertal on Bendahl built, which was closed with the opening of the new prison. The construction cost was around 100 million DM . The 840 meter long wall covers an area of ​​47,250 m². The name Simonshöfchen is derived from the construction site of the prison, which was built on the site of a branch of the nearby Simonshof court. The prison has 495 places, of which 394 are solitary confinement rooms, spread over three prison buildings.

Jurisdiction

The JVA Wuppertal-Vohwinkel is responsible for the execution of:

• Pretrial detention , extradition and transit detention for adults
• Imprisonment for less than three months
• Imprisonment ( first execution ) from three months up to and including two years
• Imprisonment ( standard execution ) from three to 18 months inclusive
• Imprisonment of more than 24 months up to and including 48 months for foreigners
• Civil detention on young people and adolescents

The competencies of the penal institutions in North Rhine-Westphalia are regulated in the execution plan of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia (AV d. JM of September 16, 2003 - 4431 - IV B. 28 -).

Jobs in the prison

The JVA Wuppertal-Vohwinkel has 230 employees. The prison management consists of two employees. In addition, three clergymen , a doctor , four psychologists and eight social workers are employed. The General Enforcement Service has 181 posts. The number of technical employees and works clerks is given with twelve digits. The remaining positions are in the administration area.

Web links

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

• Website of the prison in Wuppertal
• Enforcement plan for the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, (AV d. JM of September 16, 2003 - 4431 - IV B. 28 -). (PDF 1.2 MB) Ministry of Justice of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia, April 1, 2010, accessed on March 7, 2016 . 

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Information brochure: Law enforcement in North Rhine-Westphalia, publisher: Justizministerium NRW, 2008, p. 59
2. ↑ Justice Ministerial Gazette for the State of North Rhine-Westphalia from December 15, 2010, No. 24 ( Memento of the original from June 6, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
3. ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original dated November 27, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
4. ↑ http://www.datenbanken.justiz.nrw.de/pls/jmi/vp_ Zweck ( Memento from July 28, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
5. ^ Enforcement plan for the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, (AV d. JM of September 16, 2003 - 4431 - IV B. 28 -). (PDF 1,2MB) Ministry of Justice of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia, April 1, 2010, accessed on March 7, 2016 . 
6. ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original dated November 27, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 

Coordinates: 51 ° 13 ′ 44 ″  N , 7 ° 2 ′ 56 ″  E