Justizvollzugsanstalt Frankfurt am Main III, Women's prison in Preungesheim, Frankfurt-Nord-Ost, Germany.
Justizvollzugsanstalt Frankfurt am Main III is a prison for women in the Preungesheim neighborhood of Frankfurt, holding adult female inmates and young offenders. It operates both closed and open custody, depending on the situation of each person held there.
The building was constructed in 1888 following plans by architect Carl Krohne, and it first served as a prison for men. After the Second World War, it was converted into a women's facility in 1955.
The institution maintains an educational service department that conducts rehabilitation programs and skill development courses to prepare inmates for their return to society.
The facility sits in the Preungesheim neighborhood in the northeast of Frankfurt and can be reached by public transport. Visits must be approved in advance, so it is worth making contact before traveling there.
This facility opened Germany's first mother-child center in 1970, allowing incarcerated mothers to keep their young children with them. This model was later adopted by other prisons across the country.
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