State Prison at Møgelkær

The State Prison at Møgelkær is a prison located in Møgelkær in central Denmark. The place where the prison is now located was in the beginning a manor house. Later the location was used as a workplace for young unemployed people. From 1945 to 1973 the place was used as a youth prison until it was transformed into a prison for adults inmates.

State Prison at Møgelkær
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LocationMøgelkær, Central Denmark Region, Denmark.
Coordinates55°47′38″N 9°54′44″E / 55.7938°N 9.9121°E / 55.7938; 9.9121
StatusOperational
Capacity176
Opened1945
Managed byThe Danish Prison and Probation Service
WardenCarl Johan Bjørnsholm

Capacity

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The State Prison at Møgelkær has a total capacity of 176 where 30 of whom are house in semi-open unit and 28 in a treatment and rehabilitation unit. The prison also have units for only women inmate and a mixed where both men and women serve their sentences together. The prison mainly receives offenders from Jutland and from the Copenhagen area.

Employment

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The prisoners at the State Prison at Møgelkær have the opportunity to work in a large range of different jobs during their imprisonment. The prisoners at this prison mostly work with either maintenance of buildings, assembly work, carpentry, metal work and forestry.

Education Programs

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The prisoners at the State Prison at Møgelkær can attend different education programs including Adult Education, Special Education, Support Education and self-tuition and competency courses.

Treatment Programs

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The prison offers drug and alcohol rehabilitation, cognitive proficiency and anger management programs and many other treatment programs.

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