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Austria Inmate Search & Prison Directory

Browse correctional facilities and prisons in Austria. Find addresses, phone numbers, and official contacts for 27 facilities in this directory, plus emergency guidance for US citizens and families of detainees.

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About Austria's Correctional System

Austria's correctional system is managed by the Bundesministerium für Justiz. For inmate searches, use the official contacts listed below or contact the facility directly using the phone numbers on this page. Where available, the facility listings below include addresses, inmate capacity, and descriptive information.

For US citizens detained in Austria, contact US Embassy Austria at +43 1 313 39 0 immediately, or call the US State Department Citizens Emergency Center at 1-888-407-4747 from the US.

Key Austria Prison Contacts

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Showing 27 facilities in Austria
📍Landesgerichtstr. 4, Eisenstadt, 7001
📞02682/75555
👤163 Capacity
The Prison Eisenstadt was taken in 1968 after 6 years of building the first new construction of an Austrian jail after the war in operation. The Institution has a four-story cell block, an administration building with basement and two upper floors, and an undeveloped area of 3,000 m2 are located on a farmyard, a basketball court, exercise yard, a nursery operation and an operation for private entrepreneurs. The plot ends with the establishment of the enclosure.\n\nThe prison is a prison court house and is connected structurally to the Regional Court of Eisenstadt. The focus is on the enforcement of custody in the jurisdiction of the Regional Court of Eisenstadt, the enforcement of court sentences to 18 months or initiation of the penal system for prison sentences of 18 months for classification as well as in the enforcement of prison sentences which were imposed by the tax authority.\n\nAfter a women's section, originally created to be stopped due to the minimal number of female offenders since 1972, only ma
📍Purtscherstr. 2, Klagenfurt, 9020
📞0463/57560
👤340 Capacity
The prison of Klagenfurt was developed from 1859 as a convict in the house and received the following decades, and especially by the general sanitation in the years 1980 to 1990, the current form.\n\nJA Klagenfurt has a capacity of 340 passengers and covering is the enforcement of criminal investigations and adhesion, financial and administrative imprisonment following criminal-like.\n\nJA Klagenfurt has a field office in St. Georgen aL 9313 (a farm for 40 prisoners), and a day release house (29 prisoners) for the relaxation of enforcement of prison sentences.
📍Puchbergerstr. 1, Gerasdorf, 2731
📞02638/77431
👤122 Capacity
The Gerasdorf is the only prison for male adolescents in Austria. We are for passengers aged 14 - 19 years, and for young adults up to 27 years, the juvenile detention are presumed responsible. We can accommodate 122 passengers and are in addition to the normal law enforcement, including in the special management of psychological characteristics (Road Traffic Act � 129), and enforcement measures for mentally abnormal prisoners (� 21 (2) SCC) operates.\n\nThe Gerasdorf offers teenagers and young adults care and treatment designed to fit like a key lock. The only way to ensure that there is a reduction of the back-\ncollapse. Education, teacher training, animated and meaningful leisure time activities are a guarantee.\n\nWe want to make targeted use of educational resources through a change in behavior of young people and make a contribution to a fair chance for a crime-free life after release. The constructive engagement with young people in a calm and friendly tone, as well as support and integration, not pun
📍Schlossgasse 17, Gollersdorf, 2013
📞02954/2411
👤149 Capacity
The Prison G�llersdorf opened in 1985 after the penal code was first time in 1975 laid the foundations for housing mentally abnormal offenders. Prior to 1975 occurred in these cases, a procedure setting, and treatment of these persons was held in psychiatric hospitals. \n\nBy the year 1977 there were in the Ministry of Justice a panel of various experts who dealt with the future concept of \"Prison G�llersdorf. \nThis approach was characterized by close cooperation between all professional groups (prison officers, nurses, technical services) from. This entirely new idea, however, demanded a corresponding organizational structure to the interaction between different professional groups at all to make it all possible. \nThis particular concept made it possible for the prison G�llersdorf a prison according to high security features to the outside, on the other hand corresponds to the inside of a hospital, similar to a psychiatric hospital. This means that in principle the treatment of the psychiatric hospital in
📍Leobersdorfer Strabe 16, Hirtenberg, 2552
📞02256 81192
👤375 Capacity
The prison located Shepherd Mountain, south of Vienna near Leobersdorf, is for the enforcement of prison sentences of male inmates in charge with a penalty period of 18 months to 6 years and has the ability to take up to 375 people.\n\nIn addition, our field office in Munich village stopped up to 48 people who are relaxed in the execution and / or clearance.\n\nIn performing a variety of complex and challenging tasks is a particular focus of the work being in the hospital, where it is - through cooperation of all prison staff employed - to motivate inmates and to facilitate their reintegration into the community through involvement with meaningful work to promote or.
📍Hauptplatz 18, Korneuburg, 2100
📞02262/64273-0
👤174 Capacity
Due to the restructuring of the political administration in 1852 created the need for a \"District Court\" in Korneuburg. The City of Korneuburg put a piece of land available and as of 1856, in stages, could the newly built premises of the District Court and the cultivated areas are based adhesive. At that time, were the judicial custody 52 rooms and 2 rooms for Pathologically Verf�gung.1973 was the first major reconstruction, the \"jail\"has been extended by two storeys and seven storeys. Mid-1980, completed the renovation work. 1993 was a further extension to 1997 to establish a new attendance zone.
Facility Medium
📍Kasernstr. 9, Krems, 3500
📞02732/77722
👤120 Capacity
The Prison Krems, near the prison of stone and the \nDanube University located, is as a court jail \nthe National Court Krems connected and generally for the \nEnforcement of custody and detention of women and \nmale (also young) suspected offenders \nJurisdiction of the Provincial Court of Krems and also for the \nEnforcement of custody and investigation by way of female \nOffenders within the jurisdiction of- \nSt. P�lten Regional Court diocese responsible. Furthermore, \nin our institution are also prison sentences of up to 18 months \nperformed on both female and male offenders. \n\nIs in custody and remand the priority \nSecuring the public prosecutor because \nor judicial criminal proceedings is in the foreground, the \nEnforcement of custodial sentences the rehabilitation of offenders \nthe main objective. In addition to the differentiation of execution \nin normal, primary, discharge and relaxation of enforcement, the \nSeparation of young adults have to work even \nUse of the occupants in the premise
📍Andreas Hoferstr. 3, St. Polten, 3100
📞02742/840
👤210 Capacity
The prison was built St.P�lten with the then Imperial County Court building as St. P�lten Palace of Justice in 1901 to 1903. It was formerly known as the Imperial and Royal district court and later referred to as country-of-court jail and has since used this provision accordingly.\n\nWe are responsible for the enforcement of detention and imprisonment of male adults with a penalty up to 18 months and young males up to 6 months. The prison can accommodate currently 210 inmates and 250 inmates after completion of the construction.\n\n\nThe focus of the St. P�lten YES is in the lawful, modern and humane prison with the possibility of a \"Drug Free Zone\"and a release prisoners Department. In addition, priorities are in the training of inmates as well as within, outside the hospital.
📍Wechselbundesstr. 23-25, Schwarzau am Steinfeld, 2625
📞02627/82352
👤193 Capacity
Schwarzau is the stone field in the southern Lower Austria, Neunkirchen district, about 11 km south of Wiener Neustadt. \n\nThe Prison Schwarzau is the only one for the enforcement of court sentences against women, including young people - competent prison in Austria, with the main task in the execution of imprisonment with a penalty of more than 18 months (for young people: more than 6 months) is, in all in the penal law provided for enforcement forms. \n\nThe Prison Schwarzau is also responsible for the enforcement of custodial preventive measures against women who \n- Have set due to a more severe mental illness and mental acts that are more than one year imprisonment or threatened \n- Doomed, because they have been set due to their substance abuse-related criminal acts. \nIt is in this regard special institution for mentally abnormal offenders inside. \n\nIn addition, in a separate department of imprisonment on male prisoners completed, provided that the penalty does not exceed 3 years and the inmates are
Facility Medium
📍Sonnberg 1, Hollabrunn, 2020
📞02952/2308
👤350 Capacity
The former water castle of the late Renaissance, built in 1596 by Barons of Gilleis was sold in 1955 to the Administration of Justice and used since then as the executive body. 1975 construction of the enclosure, 1985 extension workshops and detention areas increases and the lining to 250 2005 extension of detention rooms and expansion of prison places to 350, 2008 New building of an economic tract, redesign of the police station area and the creation of seminar / training rooms.\n\nThe Prison Sonnberg is responsible for male inmates with a sentence duration over 18 months to 10 years and have a number of inmates durschnitlliche currently 260 people. With the addition of a new prison space tract in the year 2005, another 90 prison places will be created.\n\nAn appreciative treatment of the inmates, improve social skills, promote their strengths and skills and the perception and the constant work on their weaknesses, dealing with conflict, self-esteem and relationships, the concerns of the prison Sonnberg.
Facility Medium
📍Steiner Landstr. 4, Krems, 3500
📞02732/890
👤767 Capacity
In March 1850 the State purchased the former Redemptoristinnenkloster in Stein on the Danube and redesigned it as a result of, for the purposes of punishment. A number of alterations and extensions were allowed to grow the institution to a size of 58,000 square feet. \nToday, in the prison of stone only 730 male inmates who are in a fine period of 18 months to life imprisonment accommodated. \n\nIn 28 workshops and plants, and 3 branches (Oberfucha, Meidling and Mautern), the inmates busy and is one of the predominant objectives of our institution, the full employment of prisoners and accommodation. \nTeacher training, social training, academic training, Group Councelling, but also through our prison psychologist guided therapy groups are the focus of the occupant support and training of prison stone dar.
📍Maximiliangasse 3, Wr. Neustadt, 2700
📞02622/90600
👤211 Capacity
The beginning of the Prison Wr. New Town can be traced back to the year 1877. At that time acquired the administration of justice a building site of about 2 ha total area. were the same in 1890 to 1893 the building of the new district court, as well as that of the jail built, with 70% of the land of the former prison existing towns. The construction cost of the then Institute stood at 540 000 guilders, and she had room for 150 inmates. On 26 October 1893, the opening of the new jail, Abbot Green Beck of Stift Heiligenkreuz, the building officially opened. \nAfter some 27 years ago, in 1920, was started due to technical progress with further improvements to the building. It was the introduction of electric lighting, 1928, the installation of central heating in the cell block. \n\nIn the last war year 1945 Wr. Neustadt, an industrial city, target of massive bombing by the Allies. Numerous bomb damaged the institution building difficult. From 1948 to 1950 the damaged buildings renovated and the first time instal
Facility Medium
📍Am Platz 1, Garsten, 4451
📞07252/576
👤360 Capacity
The Garsten prison south of Steyr, at the beginning of the Ennstal. Almost the entire building complex is a former monastery, founded as a monastery in 1082 by Otakar I, converted into a Benedictine monastery in 1108 of Otakar II and his wife Elizabeth.\nAfter dissolution of the monastery in 1787 the church was designated as the parish church, sold the inventory of the monastery. Part of the monastery building was leased, while others remained unused. In the course of time as caused severe structural damage.\n\nIn 1850 after the decision on the abandonment of the provincial prison house the pin Carsten Linz acquired by the State and in 1851, after the adaptation work, the imperial Provincial prison house Garsten opened under the jurisdiction of the Upper Austrian governor's office. From 1856 was responsible for the management of the Ordenskonkregation the Sisters of Mercy. In 1866 the Sisters of Charity have been deducted, the prison was placed under state management.\n\nThe structural conditions as a former
Facility Medium
📍Pochestr. 9, Linz, 4020
📞05/7601-21-14230
👤224 Capacity
JA Linz was in the years 1861 - built in 1864 and was regarded as the most advanced imperial prison of Austria-Hungarian monarchy. In 1963 the former emigrant camp was purchased buttons and a branch of the then regional court jail Linz, Linz prison now connected. \nThe terms of the JA Linz includes: \n- The detention of male prisoners on remand in the circuit court of the District Court of Linz \n- The detention of female detainees in the court of the LG dioceses of Linz and Steyr LG\n- The enforcement of court, imprisonment up to 18 months in female and male condemn (exceptionally overlying imprisonment) \n- The enforcement of custodial sentences imposed by administrative authorities \n- Enforcement of financial penalties imposed by sticking financial penalty authorities \n\nThe covering ability of the institution is a total of 373 prisoners. On the customer side buttons eliminated 149 prison places. \n\nOf particular importance is the employment of inmates expe � 126 para 3 Road Traffic Act. The close coope
Facility Medium
📍Bahnhofstr. 56, Ried, 4910
📞05/7601-21-53400
👤132 Capacity
To remedy the evils in the foothills of the Rieder Schlossberg formerly located Fronfeste (jail) was built in 1880 in the area of Station Road a 2 yoke and 46 fathoms large property purchased and begun 4 years later with the construction of the National Court building, with the prison building. On 12/12/1889 the prisoner's house was purchased. \n\nThe terms of the contemporary style of T-shaped house built prisoner has the basement and the attic over 5 floors, which are in the middle of a cell house structurally (openings in the ceilings) are connected together. The Institute offered at that time about 250 prisoners and was place for that time was sensationally equipped with a steam heating. \n\nIn 1985 a workshop section built and created in 1987 a department release prisoners. \nThe detention room building was renovated in 1998, creating hot and cold water as well as new radio and TV outlets in the prison cells. \n\nThe prison is run as a country Ried court and jail time can take up to 132 inmates. Our inm
Facility Medium
📍Kirchenplatz 1, Suben, 4975
📞07711/2311
👤292 Capacity
The Prison Suben is a prison in the center of the Austrian community Suben in Upper Austria. In principle, the offenders are detained in prison to life with a total penalty of 18 months, in practice, however, the institution designed for the implementation of medium-term prison sentences. The prison is located mostly in the buildings of the former Canons Suben.\nCame to a total of 271 prison places planned at 30 August 2007 292 prisoners. This represents an overall use of the prison by 107.75%.
Facility Medium
📍Hamerlingstr. 1, Wels, 4600
📞05/7601-21
👤156 Capacity
The building was approved by Emperor Franz Joseph in 1896 and on 11/01/1900 was the prison opened in Wels.\nJA catfish is listed as the regional court prison house and we can take 156 passengers. Our inmates are female and male adolescents and prisoners with a sentence duration up to 18 months and remand.\nIn the care of inmates and the creation of an enforcement plan, we set priorities, such as an apprenticeship, training, social training, procurement of socially valid problem-solving strategies or drug and alcohol treatment.
Facility Medium
📍Schanzlgasse 1, Salzburg, 5020
📞0662/840531
👤206 Capacity
The prison is located near the old town of Salzburg, in the construction bond to the Regional Court of Salzburg between Kajetanerplatz and Rudolf Place. The building was put into operation in 1909, but despite several encounters rehabilitation and reconstruction measures in view of a modern and high-quality prison to its limits. A corresponding Neusituierung Prison Salzburg will certainly be the challenge of the next few years.
📍Conrad von Hotzendorf-Str. 43, Graz, 8010
📞0316/832832
👤443 Capacity
The prison of Graz-Jakomini is a Judicial Detention Center in Jakomini, 6 Municipality of the Styrian capital of Graz. The prison is the national organization belonging to criminal court. As a prison, the prison of the Court's second largest jail, and the fourth largest correctional facility Austria dar a field office is still located within the Paulustorgasse in Graz.\nAlready in the establishment of the district court for criminal cases in 1890 to 1895, the prison complex in the southern and eastern area of the building was set up.
📍Herrgottwiesgasse 50, Graz, 8010
📞0316/2705-0
👤470 Capacity
The prison-Karlau Graz is an Austrian prison. She is one of two prisons in the district of Graz in Styria. With a capacity of 522 detention places, the prison's third largest penal institution in Austria.
Facility Medium
📍Dr. Hanns Grob-Str. 9, Leoben, 8700
📞03842/44443
👤190 Capacity
The prison of Leoben is responsible for 205 men, women and young people with a criminal life up to 18 months. In our branch office Judenburg, 42 inmates are in the relaxed enforcement. \n\n\"All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights\" and \"Each of his liberty is taken away you have with humanity and with respect for the inherent dignity of the people are treated.\" \nThese are the outward visible far out inscriptions on the meter-high perimeter wall of the prison of Leoben. \nThey are daily reminders to all staff and rewrite the same value system and mission of the institution. \nThe prison is currently the most modern and technologically up to date security prison located in Austria and Europe. \n\nThe prison of Leoben in Austria is the first prison in the art in the building throughout was applied.
📍Volserstr. 63, Innsbruck, 6020
📞0512/5323
👤473 Capacity
In 1960 the construction of the jail was begun on the site of the former brickworks Norer. The building, consisting of the cell block with a base capacity of 409 inmates, the administration block and service wing, was completed in March 1967 and based on 10/04/1967.\nBetween 1 and 15 March 1968 was started construction of a separate women's wing, which was completed in July 1972 and based on the 08/10/1972. The normal lining ability was determined for 44 women.\nIn the period from March 1999 to September 2003 was now called the prison of Innsbruck Institute undergone major restoration work and a covering capacity of 412 places (384 places for male and 28 places for female prisoners) defined.\nFrom August 2004 to October 2006, two additions (built mainly for residential groups) (new standard covering capacity: 473).\n\nThe prison of Innsbruck is 3 km west of the city Innsbruck on the regional road (V�lserstra�e). Regarding the situation must be mentioned that the prison is not in the immediate area of the cou
📍Graf-Hugo-Wuhrgang 2, Feldkirch, 6803
📞05522/72374-0
👤121 Capacity
The prison of Feldkirch is a national court prison house, which is evidence for revisions in custody and the execution of prison sentences up to 18 months in charge. There is a separate women's department and working farms. The prison also like to take orders from the private sector (home work) counter.\n\nIn the branch office Dornbirn be stopped before all occupants in the initial implementation, the relaxation of enforcement and enforcement in the discharge. The company set up operations there, the most important employment opportunity for up to 25 passengers.\n\nThe detention facilities in the prison of Feldkirch have radio and TV connections (cable), so-that inmates can receive programs in their native language.\n\nThe in-house library with nearly 6,000 books up-to-date and well received refers to the occupants.\n\nThe exercise yard is the same playing field. There will be volleyball tournaments, just provides an opportunity for curling exercise.
📍Hardtmuthgasse 42, Wien, 1100
📞01/60121
👤101 Capacity
The prison of Favoriten, Vienna is an institution under contract with treatment for offenders who have committed in relation to intoxicating substances a crime and were instructed by the court.\n\nAlso be included prisoners from other prisons who strive for the offer of drug treatment to the recording.\n\nIn everyday life, the prison the work of the inmates is very important. It is first made in the premises of the prison.\n\nAbout six months before the adhesive, the inmates are integrated into the labor market: As part of the free gear, they work in private sector companies.\n\nThe prison of Favoriten, Vienna operates in the segment of day release for many years for those involved very reliable and successful: The inmates have proven themselves in the real world of work and the company very good job services on favorable terms.
📍Wickenburggasse 18-20, Wien, 1080
📞01/40403
👤990 Capacity
The eventful history of the present prison Vienna-Josefstadt begins with the 13/08/1831 approval for the establishment of a \"Criminal Court building on the grounds of the abandoned cemetery of St. Stephen and the front part of the former Civil shooting range by Emperor Franz Josef I. The construction was carried out in the years 1832 - 1839 under the Bauadjunkten Johann Fischer. In May 1839 the construction of Emperor Ferdinand I handed over his destiny and was soon afterwards by the vernacular, because of the gray-clad prisoners at that time, the name \"Grey House\". After a series of additions and conversions started in 1980, the last 3 major phases of rebuilding, so that since 1995, the JA Vienna-Josefstadt anything like that as it is today. \n\nThe Prison Josefstadt is the largest institution in Austria, with a covering capacity of 921 inmates. In our prisons we have all the forms of execution such as investigations and criminal prisoners, youth, women and men, and enforcement measures with a duration of
📍Mittersteig 25, Wien, 1050
📞01/5451691
👤95 Capacity
The prison of Vienna Mittersteig was originally the seat of the District Court of Margaret, which was attached as a criminal district court for Margaret and Meidling a prison wing. Built the building in the years 1908 to 1910 in the so-called \"historical home style\" was. In the years of Nazi rule were imprisoned in \"Margaret Court prison\" political prisoners. In 1963, after renovation work, the special prison opened in mid-climb and has been out of the criminal law reform in 1975 as Central Institute for sane offenders (� 21 paragraph 2of the Criminal Code ),who have committed under the influence of a mental disorder is a criminal offense .\n\nThe branch was originally conceived as Courts Floridsdorf prison and is part of the federal building complex Hermann-Bahr-Strasse, which includes the District Court and the federal police station are located. The core building is 100 years old. Since 1997, the field office Floridsdorf is run as a branch of the Prison Vienna Mittersteig.\n\nTogether with the branch o
📍Kaiserebersdorferstr. 297, Wien, 1110
📞01/7696919
👤228 Capacity
The prison of Vienna-Simmering is a prison for male prisoners with short to medium length (up to about 5 years) imprisonment. Since late 2003, the prison Vienna-Simmering also functions as a branch of the Vienna-Josefstadt prison to house male prisoners on remand. \n\n\nSpecial emphasis on the social, family and professional rehabilitation of inmates. Focus of implementation planning is therefore - especially in short (replacement) imprisonment - the maintenance of the (beneficial) social contacts (skilled intensive) training, placement in accommodation groups (relaxed enforcement pursuant to � 126 Road Traffic Act) to promote social skills and in the last months before the dismissal (if suitable), employment expe outside the prison to support the reintegration in the social environment and in the work process.

Austria Prison FAQ

Browse the facility listings on this page to find the specific institution, then contact them directly using the phone number listed. For US citizens detained in Austria, contact US Embassy Austria at +43 1 313 39 0 immediately.
Contact US Embassy Austria at +43 1 313 39 0 immediately, or call the US State Department Citizens Emergency Center at 1-888-407-4747 from the US. Consular officers can visit detained Americans, provide lists of local attorneys, and notify family members.
Visitation rules vary significantly by facility and security level in Austria. You will typically need to be on an approved visitor list, present valid government-issued photo ID, and comply with the facility's dress code. Contact the specific facility directly using the phone number listed on this page to confirm current visitation hours and requirements.
Contact Österreichischer Rechtsanwaltskammertag for referrals to qualified criminal defense attorneys in Austria. The US Embassy can also provide a list of local attorneys. You can also find a criminal lawyer through our directory.
Each Austria facility has its own approved methods for receiving inmate funds. Contact the facility directly using the phone numbers listed on this page for current accepted payment methods, deposit limits, and procedures.

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