IPPJ Saint-Servais
The Institution Publique de Protection de la Jeunesse (IPPJ) de Saint-Servais is a residential facility for girls located near Namur in Wallonia, the French-speaking region of Belgium. It is the only IPPJ in the Wallonia–Brussels Federation exclusively for girls, meaning young women from across the region, including Brussels, may be placed here. Founded nearly a […]
Tus Nua
Tus Nua is a facility located in Dublin 11, a suburban district on the outskirts of Dublin, Ireland. It was established in 2014 by Depaul Ireland, an NGO primarily dedicated to homelessness services, and is co-funded by the Irish Government and the European Social Fund. Tus Nua offers housing and reintegration support to women transitioning […]
Halbe Treppe
Halbe Treppe is an open detention facility for women located in the Mohorn district of the town of Wilsdruff, in the German state of Saxony. The facility was established in 2022 through a collaboration between the Saxon State Ministry of Justice, Chemnitz Prison, and the NGO Outlaw gGmbH, which is responsible for its daily operations. […]
San Vittore ICAM
San Vittore ICAM (Istituto a Custodia Attenuata per Madri detenute) is the first open detention facility for mothers with children established in Italy. Located in the city centre of Milan, in the northern part of the country, the ICAM operates under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Justice and is managed by the Department of […]
Bella Centre
Bella Center is one of two Community Custody Units (CCU’s), located in Dundee, and was founded in 2022. CCU’s are small-scale detention facilities tailored to support the needs of women in custody through a gender-specific and trauma-informed approach. Seamlessly integrated into local communities, these units provide safe accommodation to meet the needs of women seeking […]
Lilias Centre
Lilia Center is one of two Community Custody Units (CCU’s), located in Glasgow, and was founded in 2022. CCU’s are small-scale detention facilities tailored to support the needs of women in custody through a gender-specific and trauma-informed approach. Seamlessly integrated into local communities, these units provide safe accommodation to meet the needs of women seeking […]
The Mothers’ Unit of Palma
The Mothers’ Unit of Palma (also known as “La Unidad de Madre de Palma de Mallorca”) is an open detention facility in Palma, in Mallorca. The Mothers’ Unit of Palma was founded in 2008 and is owned by the federal government of Spain, Ministry of Justice. This facility is unique because of its specific target […]
Prison for women Řepy
Although the prison for women in Řepy is a ward of the Praha Ruzyně Remand Prison, it is situated on a different location, around three kilometers from the Praha Ruzyně Remand Prison. Both are located in the suburbs of the capital city of Czech Republic, Prague. The prison for women in Řepy is known for […]
Ferme Emmaüs Baudonne
Ferme Emmaüs Baudonne, situated in Tarnos, is an agroecological farm that operates as part of the global Emmaüs Movement. An objective of the Emmaüs movement is to establish a farm in every region in France. Ferme Baudonne, owned by “l’Organisme de gestion de la Ferme Emmaüs Baudonne,” was established in 2020 and is situated in […]
Vanaja Unit
The Vanaja Unit is an open facility for women located in the countryside of Hämeenlinna, Finland. The Vanaja and Ojoinen units together form the Vanaja Prison, which operates under the Finnish Criminal Sanctions Agency (RISE) and the Ministry of Justice. The family house in the Vanaja Unit is run by an NGO under the supervision […]