Werl Prison

Werl Prison

Werl Prison has about 900 inmates and is one of the largest prisons in Germany. It is located in the town of Werl in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, east of Dortmund.

After World War II several high-ranking Nazi officials were imprisoned there.

External links

* [http://www.jva-werl.nrw.de JVA Werl] ----


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