Prisons in Switzerland map & data
There are 100 prisons mapped in Switzerland, spread over 24 cantons. The most are in Zürich (15), Bern (13) and Genève (9). 89% of them carry a name, and many add an address, phone number, website or opening hours. Well-known examples include Justizvollzugsanstalt Witzwil, Prison de Champ-Dollon and Justizvollzugsanstalt Pöschwies.
Prisons by canton
| Canton | Locations | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Zürich | 15 | 15% |
| Bern | 13 | 13% |
| Genève | 9 | 9.0% |
| St. Gallen | 9 | 9.0% |
| Aargau | 8 | 8.0% |
| Vaud | 6 | 6.0% |
| Neuchâtel | 4 | 4.0% |
| Schaffhausen | 4 | 4.0% |
| Valais | 4 | 4.0% |
| Basel-Landschaft | 3 | 3.0% |
| Luzern | 3 | 3.0% |
| Solothurn | 3 | 3.0% |
| Basel-Stadt | 2 | 2.0% |
| Fribourg | 2 | 2.0% |
| Graubünden | 2 | 2.0% |
| Jura | 2 | 2.0% |
| Thurgau | 2 | 2.0% |
| Ticino | 2 | 2.0% |
| Zug | 2 | 2.0% |
| Appenzell Ausserrhoden | 1 | 1.0% |
| Glarus | 1 | 1.0% |
| Nidwalden | 1 | 1.0% |
| Obwalden | 1 | 1.0% |
| Schwyz | 1 | 1.0% |
Notable prisons in Switzerland
- Justizvollzugsanstalt WitzwilBern · prison
- Prison de Champ-DollonPuplinge · Genève · prison
- Justizvollzugsanstalt PöschwiesRegensdorf · Zürich · prison
- UntersuchungsgefängnisSchaffhausen · prison
- Strafanstalt SaxerrietSt. Gallen · prison
- Etablissements de la plaine de l'OrbeOrbe · Vaud · prison
- Justizvollzugsanstalt LenzburgAargau · prison
- Justizvollzugsanstalt Cazis TignezGraubünden · prison
- Gefängnis SolothurnSolothurn · prison
- Justizvollzugsanstalt BostadelZug · prison
- Kantonales Gefängnis Appenzell ARNiederteufen · Appenzell Ausserrhoden · prison
- Arxhof Massnahmenzentrum für junge ErwachseneBasel-Landschaft · prison
- Prison régionale Bienne / Regionalgefängnis BielBiel/Bienne · Bern · prison
- Gefängnis AffolternAffoltern am Albis · Zürich · prison
- Kantonales Gefängnis SchaffhausenSchaffhausen · prison
- Prison de la CroiséeVaud · prison
- Bezirksgefängnis AarauAargau · prison
- Justizvollzugsanstalt RealtaGraubünden · prison
- Justizvollzugsanstalt SolothurnDeitingen · Solothurn · prison
- Gefängnis LiestalBasel-Landschaft · prison
- Schloss HindelbankBern · prison
- Gefängnis DielsdorfDielsdorf · Zürich · prison
- Prison du Bois-MermetVaud · prison
- Bezirksgefängnis BadenAargau · prison
- Justizvollzugsanstalt St. JohannsenLe Landeron · Bern · prison
- Gefängnis WinterthurWinterthur · Zürich · prison
- Prison de la TuilièreLonay · Vaud · prison
- Bezirksgefängnis BremgartenAargau · prison
- RegionalgefängnisBern · prison
- Gefängnis Zürich WestZürich · prison
- Bezirksgefängnis KulmAargau · prison
- Regionalgefängnis BurgdorfBern · prison
- Halbgefangenschaft WinterthurZürich · prison
- Bezirksgefängnis LenzburgAargau · prison
- Prison régionale de MoutierMoutier · Bern · 559 m · prison
- Vollzugszentrum BachtelZürich · prison
- Bezirksgefängnis ZofingenAargau · prison
- Vollzugszentrum Bachtel - Abteilung MeilenMeilen · Zürich · prison
- Justizvollzugsanstalt Lenzburg ZentralgefängnisAargau · prison
- Zentrum für ausländerrechtliche Administrativhaft (ZAA)Zürich · prison
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Every prison in the layer comes with its name, category, brand and operator, street address, city, postcode, phone, website, opening hours, the region it is in, latitude and longitude (each where known). Prisons and correctional centres.
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