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The prisons, jails and police of Bulgaria

This page lists 18 places of detention and 258 law enforcement agencies in Bulgaria. Bulgaria's prisons and detention facilities fall under the General Directorate Execution of Sentences at the Ministry of Justice. Policing is the responsibility of the Ministry of Interior's regional directorates. Among them are 250 police stations, 18 prisons and 7 border police units. 4 entries have a telephone number on record; for the others, the address and map location are given. Sofia City has the most entries of any province, with 33. Choose one of 28 provinces to see every facility with its address and telephone.

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BlagoevgradBurgasDobrichGabrovoHaskovoKardzhaliKyustendilLovechMontanaPazardzhikPernikPlevenPlovdivRazgradRuseShumenSilistraSlivenSmolyanSofiaSofia CityStara ZagoraTargovishteVarnaVeliko TarnovoVidinVratsaYambolBurgas PrisonZatvornichesko Obshchezhitie DebeltPrison Bobov DolPrison LovechPazardzhishki PrisonBelene PrisonPleven PrisonPrison PlovdivZhenskiia Prison V SlivenZatvornicheski ObshchezhitiiaKremikovski PrisonSofia Central PrisonZatvornichesko Obshchezhitie - Cherna GoraStarozagorski PrisonZo RazdelnaBivshe TvuVarnenski PrisonPrison Vratsa
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What the atlas holds here

250Police stations
18Prisons
7Border police units
1Gendarmerie
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Prisons & jails

18 facilities

18 entries
Belene PrisonPrisonBelenePleven—465
Bivshe TvuPrisonVarna——
Burgas PrisonPrisonBurgas—750
Kremikovski PrisonPrisonStolichnaSofia City——
Pazardzhishki PrisonPrisonPazardzhik——
Pleven PrisonPrisonPleven——
Prison Bobov DolPrisonBobov DolKyustendil—550
Prison LovechPrisonLovech+359 68 603 856825
Prison PlovdivPrisonPlovdiv+359 32 233 123—
Prison VratsaPrisonVratsa+359 92 411 81336
Sofia Central PrisonPrisonStolichnaSofia City+359 2 921 8412—
Starozagorski PrisonPrisonStara Zagora——
Varnenski PrisonPrisonVarna—599
Zatvornicheski ObshchezhitiiaPrisonSmolyan——
Zatvornichesko Obshchezhitie - Cherna GoraPrisonBratya DaskaloviStara Zagora—185
Zatvornichesko Obshchezhitie DebeltPrisonSredetsBurgas——
Zhenskiia Prison V SlivenPrisonSliven——
Zo RazdelnaPrisonAvrenVarna——
Questions

Frequently asked

How many prisons and jails are in Bulgaria?

The atlas lists 18 prisons, jails and detention centres in Bulgaria, including 18 prisons.

How many police stations are in Bulgaria?

258 police units are listed for Bulgaria: 250 police stations, 7 border police units and 1 gendarmerie.

Can I look up a prisoner in Bulgaria?

Public inmate lists are generally not published in Bulgaria. Contact the facility or the General Directorate Execution of Sentences, using the address and telephone on each facility page.

Which province has the most facilities?

Sofia City, with 2 prisons and jails and 31 police units.

Are telephone numbers available for these facilities?

Yes for 4 entries of 18. 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 Bulgaria?

The General Directorate Execution of Sentences is responsible for them. The regions below list every establishment it runs, along with the police units in each area.

How is Bulgaria divided in the atlas?

The atlas files Bulgaria by province, following official administrative boundaries; 28 provinces currently have entries. Every facility is listed in the province where it is located; Sofia City is the largest by number of entries.

How do I contact the police in Bulgaria?

In an emergency, call the national emergency number. For anything else, the atlas lists 258 police units here. Open a province to see the units in each area.

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