Belgium, by region
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What the atlas holds here
Prisons & jails
51 facilities
Frequently asked
How many prisons and jails are in Belgium?
The atlas lists 51 prisons, jails and detention centres in Belgium, including 34 prisons and 6 immigration detention centers.
How many police stations are in Belgium?
628 police units are listed for Belgium, all recorded as police stations.
Can I look up a prisoner in Belgium?
Public inmate lists are generally not published in Belgium. Contact the facility or the Directorate-General of Penitentiary Institutions, using the address and telephone on each facility page.
Which region has the most facilities?
Walloon Region, with 22 prisons and jails and 310 police units.
Are telephone numbers available for these facilities?
Yes for 49 entries of 51. Where a number is missing, the facility page shows its address and map location; details can change, so the agency's own website is the authority.
Who runs the prisons in Belgium?
The Directorate-General of Penitentiary Institutions is responsible for them. The regions below list every establishment it runs, along with the police units in each area.
What specialised facilities are there in Belgium?
The atlas lists 6 juvenile facilities, 1 remand prison and 3 open prisons here. Each has its own page with the address and, where published, a phone number.
Which town in Belgium has the most prisons?
Dendermonde has the most, with 2 places of detention in the atlas, out of 39 towns with at least one.
How is Belgium divided in the atlas?
The atlas files Belgium by region, following official administrative boundaries; 3 regions currently have entries. Every facility is listed in the region where it is located; Walloon Region is the largest by number of entries.