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Iran

The prisons, jails and police of Iran

In Iran, the atlas records 44 correctional facilities and 2,246 police units. Iran's prisons are run by the national Prisons Organization, which reports to the judiciary. Evin in Tehran is the best known. Among them are 2,245 police stations, 43 prisons and 1 border police. 2 entries have a telephone number on record; for the others, the address and map location are given. Tehran has the most entries of any region, with 251. Choose one of 31 regions to see every facility with its address and telephone.

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What the atlas holds here

2,245Police stations
43Prisons
1Border police
1Women's prison
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Prisons & jails

44 facilities

44 entries
Alvand PrisonPrisonHamedanHamadan—
Birjand Central PrisonPrisonBirjandSouth Khorasan—
Borujerd PrisonPrisonBorujerdLorestan—
Central prisonPrisonZahedanSistan and Baluchestan—
Central PrisonPrisonSemnan—
Central Prison of FerdowsPrisonFerdowsSouth Khorasan—
Central Prison of QuchanPrisonQuchanRazavi Khorasan—
Central Prison of Torbat-e HeydariehPrisonTorbat-e-HeydariehRazavi Khorasan—
Chobindar PrisonPrisonQazvin—
Correctional Center of Lorestan ProvincePrisonKhoramabadLorestan—
Darreh Shahr PrisonPrisonDarreh Shahr CountyIlam—
Evin PrisonPrisonShemiranatTehran+98 21 2243 0014
Forlorn prison of GonabadPrisonGonabadRazavi Khorasan—
Gonabad PrisonPrisonGonabadRazavi Khorasan—
Greater Tehran Central PenitentiaryPrisonReyTehran—
Kerman PrisonPrisonKerman—
Khorramabad Central PrisonPrisonKhoramabadLorestan—
Langaroud PrisonPrisonLangerudGilan—
Malayer New PrisonPrisonMalayerHamadan—
Mashhad Central PrisonPrisonMashhadRazavi Khorasan—
Neyshabur prisonPrisonNeyshaburRazavi Khorasan—
Pirbano PrisonPrisonShirazFars—
Prison – BabolPrisonBabolMazandaran—
Prison – Bandar-e-MahshahrPrisonBandar-e-MahshahrKhuzestan—
Prison – BaviPrisonBaviKhuzestan—
Prison – EqlidPrisonEqlidFars—
Prison – KahlkhalPrisonKahlkhalArdabil—
Prison – MaraghehPrisonMaraghehEast Azerbaijan—
Prison – NaghadehPrisonNaghadehWest Azerbaijan—
Prison – PishvaPrisonPishvaTehran—
Prison – ReyWomen's prisonReyTehran—
Prison – SanandajPrisonSanandajKurdistan—
Prison – ShirazPrisonShirazFars+98 71 3834 8805
Prison – Shiraz (No. 2)PrisonShirazFars—
Prison – Shiraz (No. 3)PrisonShirazFars—
Prison – TabasPrisonTabasSouth Khorasan—
Prison – YazdPrisonYazd—
Prison BoukanPrisonBukanWest Azerbaijan—
Prison LordsPrisonLordeganChaharmahal and Bakhtiari—
Qasr PrisonPrisonCity of TehranTehran—
Qezel Hesar PrisonPrisonSavojbolaghAlborz—
Saghez PrisonPrisonSaqqezKurdistan—
Yasuj PrisonPrisonBuyerahmadKohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad—
Zendan SanandajPrisonSanandajKurdistan—
Questions

Frequently asked

How many prisons and jails are in Iran?

The atlas lists 44 prisons, jails and detention centres in Iran, including 43 prisons and 1 women's prison.

How many police stations are in Iran?

2,246 police units are listed for Iran: 2,245 police stations and 1 border police.

Can I look up a prisoner in Iran?

Public inmate lists are generally not published in Iran. Contact the facility or Prisons Organization, using the address and telephone on each facility page.

Which region has the most facilities?

Tehran, with 5 prisons and jails and 246 police units.

Are telephone numbers available for these facilities?

Yes for 2 entries of 44. 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 Iran?

Prisons Organization 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 Iran?

The atlas lists 1 women's prison here. Each has its own page with the address and, where published, a phone number.

How is Iran divided in the atlas?

The atlas files Iran by region, following official administrative boundaries; 31 regions currently have entries. Every facility is listed in the region where it is located; Tehran is the largest by number of entries.

How do I contact the police in Iran?

In an emergency, call the national emergency number. For anything else, the atlas lists 2,246 police units here. Open a region to see the units in each area.

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