Location | Copenhagen |
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Security class | Internment |
Capacity | 530 (940 during COP15) |
Opened | 1895 |
Managed by | Correctional Service of Denmark |
Vestre Prison (Danish: Vestre Fængsel, Western Prison) is the main jail of the Danish capital, Copenhagen. Erected in 1895, it is Denmark's largest prison with a total capacity of 530 inmates. It primarily houses pretrial detainees, not convicted felons.