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JVA Brandenburg an der Havel
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Background
The Brandenburg Euthanasia Centre (German: NS-Tötungsanstalt Brandenburg), officially known as the Brandenburg an der Havel State Welfare Institute (Landes-Pflegeanstalt Brandenburg a. H.), was a killing centre established in 1939 as part of the Nazi euthanasia programme, known after the war as "Aktion T4". Nearly 10,000 people were murdered there during its operation, primarily those with mental and physical disabilities.
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Capacity
330
Current population
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Year opened
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Operational
Figures from official sources · verified 16 Jun 2026 · methodology
Facility profile
Operator
Justiz BrandenburgPopulation held
male
Opened
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Region
BB
Security level
High
Death-row facility
No
Conditions
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Mailing
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Practical info
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Known issues
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Compared to other facilities in Germany
1933 peersCapacity (beds)this: 330 · peers avg: 424 (22%)
Data completeness
60%How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.
Sources
- Bundesland BB prison directory
- Wikipedia — Wikimedia Foundation
- German Länder Justizvollzugsanstalten (consolidated from 16 state Justiz portals) — Bundesländer Justiz portals
- Germany — Bundesländer JVA directories — Various Landesjustizverwaltungen (state justice ministries)
- Germany — JVA portals (Firecrawl-enriched) — Various Landesjustizverwaltungen (via Firecrawl)
- Wikidata (Q45518194)
- Wikipedia
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.
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APA
World Prisons. (2026). JVA Brandenburg an der Havel. Retrieved July 21, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/jva-brandenburg-an-der-havel
Chicago
"JVA Brandenburg an der Havel." World Prisons. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/jva-brandenburg-an-der-havel.
BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-jva-brandenburg-an-der-have,
author = {{World Prisons}},
title = {JVA Brandenburg an der Havel},
year = {2026},
url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/jva-brandenburg-an-der-havel},
urldate = {2026-07-21}
}