Vridsløselille Prison
Former state prison in Copenhagen, Denmark / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Vridsløselille Prison (Danish: Vridsløselille Fængsel) is a former state prison located in Albertslund in the western suburbs of Copenhagen in Denmark. It was operated as a state prison from its opening in 1859 to January 2016 and then served as a special departure center for rejected asylum seekers with prison sentences until February 2018.
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Location | Fængselsvej 39, 2620 Albertslund |
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Coordinates | 55°39′35.1″N 12°20′51.3″E |
Opened | 1859 |
Closed | 1 February 2016 |
Former name | Statsfængslet i Vridsløselille |
City | Copenhagen |
Country | Denmark |
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The prison was used for the enforcement of imprisonment and execution of arrests and had a total of 241 inmates. The State Prison in Vridsløselille was a closed prison facility for men over the age of 23. It was replaced by Storstrøm Prison on the isle of Falster, which was opened in 2017.