Kriens, Lucerne Canton

Grosshof Correctional Facility (Justizvollzugsanstalt Grosshof)

Switzerland

Status

In use

2026

Type: Prison or pretrial detention centre (Criminal)

Custodial Authority: Not Available

Management: Department of Justice and Security (Government-local)

Detains: Adult men, Adult women

Capacity Reported population Deaths at facility
87
No Data
No Data
Switzerland

3,023

Migration Detainees

2,452

Migration Detainee Entries

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FACILITY NAMES
Grosshof Correctional Facility (Justizvollzugsanstalt Grosshof)
Location

Country: Switzerland

City & Region: Kriens, Lucerne Canton, Europe

Latitude, Longitude: 47.034972, 8.294281

Contact Information
Eichwilstrasse 4
6010 Kriens
Tel. 041 318 14 01
Email: info.grosshof@lu.ch

MANAGEMENT & BUDGET

Center Status
Status
Year
In use
2026
Last documented use
2020
In use
2015
Facility type
Category
Type
Year
Criminal
Prison or pretrial detention centre
2026
Criminal
Prison or pretrial detention centre
2015
National typology
Official Typology
Year
Justizvollzugsanstalt Grosshof (JVA Grosshof)
2026
Justizvollzugsanstalt
2020
Management
Management
Type
Year
Department of Justice and Security
Government-local
2026
Canton de Lucerne
Government-local
2015
Operating Period
Year of entry
Year ceased
1998

DETAINEES

Demographics

Adult men

2020

Adult women

2020

SIZE & POPULATION

Capacity (specialised migration-related facility)

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 87

2015

LENGTH OF DETENTION

OUTCOMES

CONDITIONS

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STAFF

SEGREGATION

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COMMUNAL SPACE & ACTIVITIES

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