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JVA Celle
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Background
Justizvollzugsanstalt Celle (or JVA Celle) is a high-security prison located in Lower Saxony, Germany. It institutionalizes male adult prisoners serving sentences from 14 years to life. The prison was built from 1710 to 1724. It was designed by Johann Caspar Borchmann, and it is considered the oldest functioning prison in Germany.
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Figures from official sources · verified 16 Jun 2026 · methodology
Facility profile
Operator
Justiz NiedersachsenPopulation held
male
Opened
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Region
NI
Security level
High
Death-row facility
No
Conditions
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Visiting
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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
- Sigurd Debus1942–1981 · political activist
- Claus Heim1884–1968 · farmer
Claus Heim (often incorrectly spelled Klaus Heim) (born March 24, 1884, in Sankt Annen, Dithmarschen; died January 1, 1968, on his farm in Dithmarschen) was a German farmer and political activist.
- Heinz Schuhmacher1909–1942 · general manager
- Paul Arndt1913–1939 · machinist
- Hermann Cornelius1898–1945 · politician
- Karl Tuttas1903–1978
Knut Folkerts1952 · political activistKnut Detlef Folkerts (born 1 January 1952 in Singen, West Germany) is a former member of the terrorist group Red Army Faction (RAF). In 1977 he was sentenced to 20 years in prison in the Netherlands for murder.
Karl-Heinz Dellwo1952 · publisher
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Data completeness
54%How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.
Sources
- Bundesland NI 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)
- Wikidata (Q1714367)
- Wikipedia
- Wikimedia Commons
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.
Cite this page
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APA
World Prisons. (2026). JVA Celle. Retrieved July 21, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/jva-celle
Chicago
"JVA Celle." World Prisons. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/jva-celle.
BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-jva-celle,
author = {{World Prisons}},
title = {JVA Celle},
year = {2026},
url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/jva-celle},
urldate = {2026-07-21}
}