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Capacity
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Current population
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Occupancy
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Year opened
1853
Operational
Figures from official sources · verified 6 Jul 2026 · methodology
Operator
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Population held
Mixed/unknown
Opened
1853
Region
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Security level
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Death-row facility
No
ersons remanded in custody during investigation of their case | | | 6 Sep. | ‘Enner Mark Fængsel’, Horsens | Prison section(in closed prison)particularly for persons remanded in custody during investigation of their case and high-security section | | | 26 Sep. | ‘Søbysøgård Fængsel’, Årslev | Open prison with closed section,particularly for persons serving time | | | Selected recommendations4 | | --- | | • Increase focus on precise and adequate documentation in reports on exclusions from association • Draw up a policy on how to handle and prevent violence and threats among inmates (anti-violence policy) • Make current framework delegation from doctor available to staff(instead of outdated directions) | | • Draw up directions on use of force • Draw up directions on staff assistance with administration of residents' finances • Adjust existing medicine directions to meet applicable requirements | | The monitoring visit did not give rise to recommendations | | • Increase focus on precise and adequate documentation in reports on exclusions from association, including healthcare workers' contact with inmates excluded from association • Management focus on overall developments in number,duration etc.of exclusions • Improve written directions from doctor to nurses and increase focus on correct handling of medicines • Look into how cooperation with psychiatr
No visiting information available.
No mailing information available.
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No major issues documented in our database.
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Same country, matched on type + security level where possible.
ersons remanded in custody during investigation of their case | | | 6 Sep. | ‘Enner Mark Fængsel’, Horsens | Prison section(in closed prison)particularly for persons remanded in custody during investigation of their case and high-security section | | | 26 Sep. | ‘Søbysøgård Fængsel’, Årslev | Open prison with closed section,particularly for persons serving time | | | Selected recommendations4 | | --- | | • Increase focus on precise and adequate documentation in reports on exclusions from association • Draw up a policy on how to handle and prevent violence and threats among inmates (anti-violence policy) • Make current framework delegation from doctor available to staff(instead of outdated directions) | | • Draw up directions on use of force • Draw up directions on staff assistance with administration of residents' finances • Adjust existing medicine directions to meet applicable requirements | | The monitoring visit did not give rise to recommendations | | • Increase focus on precise and adequate documentation in reports on exclusions from association, including healthcare workers' contact with inmates excluded from association • Management focus on overall developments in number,duration etc.of exclusions • Improve written directions from doctor to nurses and increase focus on correct handling of medicines • Look into how cooperation with psychiatr
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World Prisons. (2026). Horsens Statsfængsel. Retrieved July 21, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/horsens-statsfaengsel
"Horsens Statsfængsel." World Prisons. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/horsens-statsfaengsel.
@misc{worldprisons-horsens-statsfaengsel,
author = {{World Prisons}},
title = {Horsens Statsfængsel},
year = {2026},
url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/horsens-statsfaengsel},
urldate = {2026-07-21}
}