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Ferme Gauthier
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Background
The Ferme Gautier is a torture center established during the Algerian war in the commune of Souk El Had in Kabylia within Algeria.
Source: Wikipedia article lead, CC-BY-SA.
Capacity
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Current population
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Occupancy
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Year opened
1956
Operational
Figures from official sources · verified 29 May 2026 · methodology
Facility profile
Operator
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Population held
Mixed/unknown
Opened
1956
Region
Boumerdès Province
Security level
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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
No major issues documented in our database.
Notable inmates
- Rabah Rahmoune1940–2022 · military personnel
Mohamed Rahmoune (1940 â 4 February 2022), also known as Si Rabah or Rahmoune, was a revolutionary leader during the Algerian War of Independence and a member of the Front de Libération Nationale (FLN; National Liberation Front).
- Bouzid Boushaki1935–2023 · politician
- Rabah Rahmoune1940–2022 · military personnel
Mohamed Rahmoune (1940 â 4 February 2022), also known as Si Rabah or Rahmoune, was a revolutionary leader during the Algerian War of Independence and a member of the Front de Libération Nationale (FLN; National Liberation Front).
Source: Wikidata + Wikipedia.
Contact & address
No public contact details available.
Conditions Risk Score
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Data completeness
16%How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.
Sources
- Wikipedia — Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikidata (Q105564092)
- Wikipedia
- Wikimedia Commons
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.
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APA
World Prisons. (2026). Ferme Gauthier. Retrieved July 22, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/ferme-gauthier
Chicago
"Ferme Gauthier." World Prisons. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/ferme-gauthier.
BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-ferme-gauthier,
author = {{World Prisons}},
title = {Ferme Gauthier},
year = {2026},
url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/ferme-gauthier},
urldate = {2026-07-22}
}