Vestre Fængsel
Encyclopedia
Vestre Fængsel 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.http://www.koebenhavnsfaengsler.dk/Information/Vestre_Information.asp It primarily houses pretrial detainee
s, not convicted felons.
During much of the German occupation of Denmark
, Vestre Fængsel was operated by German
police.
In relationship with the Copenhagen Climate Council
the jail will be rebuilt so that it can contain some 400 extra prisoners. Cells designed for one inmate will house two instead and 40 inmates will be placed in the gym .
Jail
A jail is a short-term detention facility in the United States and Canada.Jail may also refer to:In entertainment:*Jail , a 1966 Malayalam movie*Jail , a 2009 Bollywood movie...
of the Danish
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
capital, Copenhagen
Copenhagen
Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
. Erected in 1895, it is Denmark's largest prison with a total capacity of 530 inmates.http://www.koebenhavnsfaengsler.dk/Information/Vestre_Information.asp It primarily houses pretrial detainee
Detention of suspects
The detention of suspects is the process of keeping a person who has been arrested in a police-cell, remand prison or other detention centre before trial or sentencing. One criticism of pretrial detention is that eventual acquittal can be a somewhat hollow victory, in that there is no way to...
s, not convicted felons.
During much of the German occupation of Denmark
Occupation of Denmark
Nazi Germany's occupation of Denmark began with Operation Weserübung on 9 April 1940, and lasted until German forces withdrew at the end of World War II following their surrender to the Allies on 5 May 1945. Contrary to the situation in other countries under German occupation, most Danish...
, Vestre Fængsel was operated by German
Nazi Germany
Nazi Germany , also known as the Third Reich , but officially called German Reich from 1933 to 1943 and Greater German Reich from 26 June 1943 onward, is the name commonly used to refer to the state of Germany from 1933 to 1945, when it was a totalitarian dictatorship ruled by...
police.
In relationship with the Copenhagen Climate Council
Copenhagen Climate Council
The Copenhagen Climate Council is a global collaboration between international business and science founded by the leading independent think tank in Scandinavia, , based in Copenhagen...
the jail will be rebuilt so that it can contain some 400 extra prisoners. Cells designed for one inmate will house two instead and 40 inmates will be placed in the gym .