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Centre pénitentiaire de Lille-Sequedin
Centre pénitentiaireMixedmixedHigh
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Capacity
664
Current population
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Occupancy
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Year opened
2005
Operational
Figures from official sources · verified 29 May 2026 · methodology
Facility profile
Operator
Administration pénitentiairePopulation held
mixed
Opened
2005
Region
Hauts-de-France
Security level
Mixed
Death-row facility
No
Conditions
No conditions summary available yet.
Visiting
No visiting information available.
Mailing
No mailing information available.
Practical info
Contact the operator's website for inmate-specific procedures.
Known issues
Site of the May 2013 escape of Redoine Faïd via a helicopter hijack.
Notable inmates
- Michel Brulé1914–1942 · miner
- Rédoine Faïd1972 · gangster
Rédoine Faïd ([Êe.dwan fa.id]; born 10 May 1972) is a French writer, and serial jailbreaker, considered France's most wanted criminal in 2013.
- Youssouf Fofana1980
- Alain Penin1971
- Lionel Dumont1971 · terrorist
Lionel Dumont (born 1971) is a former French soldier currently serving a 25-year sentence in prison.
- Antonio Ferrara1973
Raymond Fassin1914–1945 · French resistance fighter
Source: Wikidata + Wikipedia.
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Compared to other facilities in France
731 peersCapacity (beds)this: 664 · peers avg: 343 (+94%)
Data completeness
60%How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.
Sources
- Ministère de la Justice â Sequedin
- Direction de l'administration pénitentiaire â France — Ministère de la Justice (République française)
- Wikidata (Q16508739)
- Wikimedia Commons
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.
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APA
World Prisons. (2026). Centre pénitentiaire de Lille-Sequedin. Retrieved July 21, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/centre-penitentiaire-de-lille-sequedin
Chicago
"Centre pénitentiaire de Lille-Sequedin." World Prisons. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/centre-penitentiaire-de-lille-sequedin.
BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-centre-penitentiaire-de-lil,
author = {{World Prisons}},
title = {Centre pénitentiaire de Lille-Sequedin},
year = {2026},
url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/centre-penitentiaire-de-lille-sequedin},
urldate = {2026-07-21}
}