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Belgium

The prisons, jails and police of Belgium

Belgium has 51 prisons and jails and 628 police agencies in this atlas. Belgium's prisons are run by the federal justice service (FPS Justice). Alongside traditional prisons, the country has small detention houses for short sentences. Among them are 628 police stations, 34 prisons and 6 immigration detention centers. Most entries (96%) come with a telephone number, so you can contact the facility directly. Walloon Region has the most entries of any region, with 332. Choose one of 3 regions to see every facility with its address and telephone.

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Composition

What the atlas holds here

628Police stations
34Prisons
6Immigration detention centers
6Juvenile facilities
3Open prisons
1Remand prison
1Secure hospital
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Prisons & jails

51 facilities

51 entries
Andenne PrisonPrisonNamurWalloon Region+32 85 24 56 00—
Antwerp PrisonAntwerpenPrisonAntwerpFlemish Region+32 3 206 11 00—
Arlon PrisonPrisonLuxembourgWalloon Region+32 63 24 28 11—
Beveren PrisonPrisonEast FlandersFlemish Region+32 3 253 44 11—
Bruges Penitentiary ComplexSt.-Andries-BruggePrisonWest FlandersFlemish Region+32 50 45 71 11—
Centre fermé pour étrangers illégaux de VottemImmigration detentionLiègeWalloon Region+32 4 228 89 00160
Dendermonde Auxiliary PrisonPrisonEast FlandersFlemish Region——
Dendermonde PrisonPrisonEast FlandersFlemish Region+32 52 25 34 00—
Dinant PrisonPrisonNamurWalloon Region+32 82 21 37 80—
Forest Detention HousePrisonBrussels-Capital Region+32 2 349 32 11—
Gemeenschapsinstelling De GrubbeEverbergJuvenile facilityFlemish BrabantFlemish Region+32 2 758 86 11—
Gesloten centrum voor illegalen BruggeImmigration detentionWest FlandersFlemish Region+32 50 45 10 40112
Gesloten centrum voor illegalen HolsbeekImmigration detentionFlemish BrabantFlemish Region+32 2 488 89 01—
Gesloten centrum voor illegalen MerksplasImmigration detentionAntwerpFlemish Region014 47 33 11—
Ghent PrisonGentPrisonEast FlandersFlemish Region+32 9 234 65 00—
Haren PrisonPrisonBrussels-Capital Region+32 2 208 66 00—
Hasselt PrisonPrisonLimburgFlemish Region+32 11 27 80 00—
Hoogstraten Penitentiary School CentreOpen prisonAntwerpFlemish Region+32 3 340 48 00—
Huy PrisonPrisonLiègeWalloon Region+32 85 27 81 00—
Institut Public de Protection de la Jeunesse "Les Boignées"Juvenile facilityWalloon BrabantWalloon Region+32 2 367 11 20—
Institution publique de protection de la jeunesse de JumetJuvenile facilityHainautWalloon Region+32 71 34 01 06—
Institutions publiques de protection de la jeunesse de Saint-HubertJuvenile facilityLuxembourgWalloon Region+32 61 23 13 00235
IPPJ de FraipontJuvenile facilityLiègeWalloon Region——
IPPJ de Saint-ServaisJuvenile facilityNamurWalloon Region+32 81 73 18 1039
Ittre PrisonPrisonWalloon BrabantWalloon Region+32 2 367 00 00—
Jamioulx PrisonPrisonHainautWalloon Region+32 71 22 94 70—
Kortrijk Detention HousePrisonWest FlandersFlemish Region+32 56 26 04 00—
Lantin PrisonPrisonLiègeWalloon Region+32 4 239 65 00—
Leuven Auxiliary PrisonRemand prisonFlemish BrabantFlemish Region+32 16 28 47 11—
Leuven Central PrisonPrisonFlemish BrabantFlemish Region+32 16 31 03 50—
Leuze-en-Hainaut PrisonPrisonHainautWalloon Region+32 69 84 91 11—
Marche-en-Famenne PrisonPrisonLuxembourgWalloon Region+32 84 32 61 00—
Marneffe Penitentiary School CentreOpen prisonLiègeWalloon Region+32 85 71 02 00—
Mechelen PrisonPrisonAntwerpFlemish Region+32 15 44 69 00—
Merksplas PrisonPrisonAntwerpFlemish Region+32 14 47 33 11—
Mons PrisonPrisonHainautWalloon Region+32 65 40 28 00—
Namur PrisonPrisonNamurWalloon Region+32 81 71 54 60—
Nivelles PrisonPrisonWalloon BrabantWalloon Region+32 67 89 51 00—
Olen Detention HousePrisonAntwerpFlemish Region+32 14 43 18 75—
Oudenaarde PrisonPrisonEast FlandersFlemish Region+32 55 33 86 86—
Paifve Social Defence InstitutionSecure hospitalLiègeWalloon Region+32 4 223 85 00—
Repatriëringscentrum 127bisSteenokkerzeelImmigration detentionFlemish BrabantFlemish Region+32 2 755 00 00—
Ruiselede Penitentiary Agricultural CentreWingeneOpen prisonWest FlandersFlemish Region+32 51 65 03 60—
Saint-Gilles PrisonPrisonBrussels-Capital Region+32 2 543 58 31—
Saint-Hubert Detention CentrePrisonLuxembourgWalloon Region+32 61 28 04 00—
Tongeren PrisonPrisonLimburgFlemish Region+32 12 25 91 11—
Tournai PrisonPrisonHainautWalloon Region+32 69 89 03 10—
Transitcentrum Caricole - 320CSteenokkerzeelImmigration detentionFlemish BrabantFlemish Region+32 2 488 77 00—
Turnhout PrisonPrisonAntwerpFlemish Region+32 14 40 89 30—
Wortel PrisonPrisonAntwerpFlemish Region+32 3 340 45 11—
Ypres PrisonIeperPrisonWest FlandersFlemish Region+32 57 22 05 00—
Questions

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.

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