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Prison de la Genève — Champ-Dollon

Champ-Dollon is Geneva’s chronically overcrowded remand prison — cantonal custody where KKJP’s federal hub cannot tell you who is inside, only Geneva can.

  • Men
  • Canton of Geneva

About Prison de la Genève — Champ-Dollon

Champ-Dollon holds remand and local sentenced men for Geneva courts under cantonal administration.

Locating someone

Swiss custody is cantonal. Use Geneva ge.ch prison service — not Zurich desks.

Visits

Cantonal visit rules on Geneva official pages. French-language procedures dominate.

Travel to Geneva

TPG bus toward Champ-Dollon; Cornavin station plus taxi for airport families.

Questions about Prison de la Genève — Champ-Dollon

Swiss national inmate search?
No. Contact the canton that holds the person.
Champ-Dollon or Pöschwies?
Champ-Dollon is Geneva remand/local; Pöschwies is Zurich canton sentenced men.

Source

Confirm location, visits and hours on the official service. This site does not list who is in custody.

Official locatorCantonal prison administrations / KKJPDThis is how you locate a person. We do not list names.Open official site →