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| Image | Name | Canton | Location | Function | Opened | Capacity | Notes | External links |
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| Bezirksgefängnis Aarau-Amtshaus | AG | Aarau | Multipurpose prison | 1936 | 42 | |||
| Bezirksgefängnis Aarau-Telli | AG | Aarau | Pre-trial custody | 1985 | 14 | |||
| Bezirksgefängnis Baden | AG | Baden | Pre-trial custody, short imprisonment | 1984 | 25 | |||
| Bezirksgefängnis Bremgarten | AG | Bremgarten | Short imprisonment | 18th century | 8 | |||
| Bezirksgefängnis Kulm | AG | Unterkulm | Pre-trial custody, imprisonment | 1991 | 23 | |||
| Bezirksgefängnis Zofingen | AG | Zofingen | Pre-trial custody, imprisonment | 1997 | 30 | |||
| Bezirksgefängnis Zurzach | AG | Zurzach | Pre-trial custody, imprisonment | 1967 | 13 | |||
| Justizvollzugsanstalt Lenzburg | AG | Lenzburg | Multipurpose prison | 1864 | 190 | Website Media archive |
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| Stiftung Satis | AG | Seon | Indefinite incarceration, involuntary commitment, semi-liberty | 1956 | 9 | Website | ||
| Kantonales Gefängnis Appenzell Ausserrhoden | AR | Niederteufen | Pre-trial detention, extradition or expulsion detention | 2007 | 12 | Website | ||
| Strafanstalt Gmünden | AR | Niederteufen | Multipurpose prison | 1884 | 53 | Website | ||
| Untersuchungsgefängnis Trogen | AR | Trogen | Police and pre-trial detention | 1840 | 2 | |||
| Witzwil | BE | Gampelen | Men's dentention | 1995 | 200 | With a total agricultural land area of 612 hectares, the penitentiary is the largest farm in Switzerland | Website | |
| Flughafengefängnis Abt. Ausschaffungshaft | ZH | Zürich Airport | Expulsion detention | 1995 | 106 | With a total of 214 places (both divisions), the airport prison is the canton's largest. | Website Statistics |
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| Flughafengefängnis Abt. U-Haft und Strafvollzug | ZH | Zürich Airport | Pre-trial detention, imprisonment | 1995 | 108 | Website Statistics |
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| Gefängnis Affoltern am Albis | ZH | Affoltern am Albis | Imprisonment | 1973 | 65 | Specializes in reintegration, houses only prisoners with a short remaining sentence. | Website Statistics |
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| Gefängnis Dielsdorf | ZH | Spitalstrasse 5, Dielsdorf | Pre-trial detention, imprisonment | 1960 | 64 | Specializes in the detention of women, particularly mothers. | Website Statistics |
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| Gefängnis Horgen | ZH | Burghaldenstrasse 1, Horgen | Pre-trial detention, imprisonment | 1937 | 52 | Has a specialized youth detention unit. | Website Statistics |
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| Gefängnis Meilen | ZH | Untere Bruech 141, Meilen | Pre-trial detention, imprisonment | 1954 | 35 | Smallest prison in the canton. | Website Statistics |
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| Gefängnis Pfäffikon | ZH | Hörnlistrasse 55, Pfäffikon | Pre-trial detention, imprisonment | 1979 | 80 | Has a high security unit for six detainees. | Website Statistics |
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| Gefängnis Winterthur | ZH | Hermann Götz-Strasse 22, Winterthur | Pre-trial detention, imprisonment | 1965 | 48 | Mainly used for pre-trial detention. | Website Statistics |
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| Gefängnis Zürich | ZH | Rotwandstrasse 21, Zürich | Pre-trial detention, imprisonment | 1916 | 170 | Used almost only for pre-trial detention. | Website Statistics |
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| Halbgefangenschaft Winterthur | ZH | Palmstrasse 2, Winterthur | Imprisonment, semi-detention | 1993 | 38 | Specializes in semi-detention. | Website Statistics |
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| Haus Lägern | ZH | Lindenweg 30, Regensdorf | Semi-detention | 1998 | 30 | Semi-detention division of the Strafanstalt Pöschwies. | Website Statistics |
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| Kolonie Ringwil | ZH | Koloniestrasse 2, Hinwil | Imprisonment, semi-detention | 1881 | 60 | Part of the Strafanstalt Pöschwies. | Website Statistics |
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| Massnahmenzentrum Uitikon | ZH | Zürcherstrasse 100, Uitikon-Waldegg | Imprisonment, educative measures | 1874 | 48 | Centre for youth offenders. | Website Statistics |
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| Polizeigefängnis Zürich | ZH | Kasernenstrasse 29, Zürich | Police and pre-trial detention | 1995 | 141 | Provisional police detention centre. | Statistics | |
| Strafanstalt Pöschwies | ZH | Roosstrasse 49, Regensdorf | Imprisonment, indefinite incarceration | 1995 | 436 | Largest prison in Switzerland. | Website Statistics |
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| Vollzugszentrum Urdorf | ZH | In den Luberzen 18, Urdorf | Imprisonment | 1987 | 49 | Specializes in brief detentions ordered in lieu of fines. Closes in 2010. | Website Statistics |
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| zsge-Neugut | ZH | Neugutstrasse 8, Urdorf | Semi-detention | 1964 | 13 | Semi-detention and resocialization centre operated by a private foundation. | Website Statistics |
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