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Roumieh prison (Arabic: سج٠رÙÙ ÙØ©) is the largest and most notorious prison in Lebanon, located in Roumieh, Matn district. It was designed to hold 1,050 inmates, though as of 2017 is extremely overcrowded and at about 300% capacity; this represents nearly half the prisoners in Lebanon. Roumieh Prison holds convicted prisoners and prisoners on remand. It holds juveniles, women and men, all in separate sections.
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Capacity
1,500
Current population
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Occupancy
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Year opened
1960
Operational
Figures from official sources · verified 28 May 2026 · methodology
Population held
Mixed/unknown
Opened
1960
Region
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Security level
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Death-row facility
No
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Habib Tanious Shartouni (Arabic: ØبÙب اÙشرتÙÙÙ; born 24 April 1958) is a Lebanese militant and convicted assassin of Bachir Gemayel, the Lebanese president and leader of the Lebanese Forces, on 14 September 1982.
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World Prisons. (2026). Roumieh Prison. Retrieved July 21, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/roumieh-prison
"Roumieh Prison." World Prisons. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/roumieh-prison.
@misc{worldprisons-roumieh-prison,
author = {{World Prisons}},
title = {Roumieh Prison},
year = {2026},
url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/roumieh-prison},
urldate = {2026-07-21}
}