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Saint-Gilles Prison
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Capacity
504
Current population
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Occupancy
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Year opened
1884
Operational
Figures from official sources · verified 28 May 2026 · methodology
Facility profile
Operator
Federal Public Service JusticePopulation held
Mixed/unknown
Opened
1884
Region
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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
- Régine Krochmal1920–2012 · resistance fighter
- Natalis Dumez1890–1976 · politician
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Eva Kaili1978 · journalistEva Kaili (Greek: ÎÏα ÎαÏλή; born 26 October 1978) is a Greek former politician who was a member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 2014 to 2024.
- Odile Henri-Ovart1892–1945 · pedagogue
- Valentine Ployart1909–1945 · resistance fighter
Gabrielle Petit1893–1916 · spyGabrielle Alina Eugenia Maria Petit (20 February 1893 â 1 April 1916) was a Belgian spy who worked for the British Secret Service in German-occupied Belgium during World War I.
Marc Tarabella1963 · politicianMarc Tarabella (born 11 March 1963) is a Belgian politician who served as a Member of the European Parliament for the French Community of Belgium from 2004 to 2007 and from 2009 to 2024.
- Paul Halter1920–2013 · aristocrat
Elsie Maréchal1924–2022 · resistance fighter
Showing 9 of 12. Source: Wikidata + Wikipedia.
Contact & address
Conditions Risk Score
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Related facilities
Same country, matched on type + security level where possible.
Compared to other facilities in Belgium
78 peersCapacity (beds)this: 504 · peers avg: 264 (+91%)
Data completeness
34%How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.
Sources
- OpenStreetMap — OpenStreetMap Contributors
- Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikidata (Q2262401)
- Wikipedia
- Wikimedia Commons
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.
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APA
World Prisons. (2026). Saint-Gilles Prison. Retrieved July 21, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/saint-gilles-prison
Chicago
"Saint-Gilles Prison." World Prisons. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/saint-gilles-prison.
BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-saint-gilles-prison,
author = {{World Prisons}},
title = {Saint-Gilles Prison},
year = {2026},
url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/saint-gilles-prison},
urldate = {2026-07-21}
}