Vězeňská služba České republiky branches

It ensures the execution of custody, the execution of prison sentences, security in court buildings, manages and guards prisons and detention centres, and escorts prisoners.

We provide professional theoretical and practical training of members and civil workers of the prison service.

The Armed Security Force, an administrative office and accounting unit, shall ensure the execution of detention, the execution of precautionary detention and the execution of imprisonment and, to the extent provided for in this Act, the protection of order and security in the administration of justice and the administration of the courts.

We operate a detention prison with security and partial supervision. The standard accommodation capacity is 596 places. We provide extracurricular and educational activities such as a course on legal minimum, basic PC work and courses in Czech, German and English.

We operate a prison with a detention unit and a male drug treatment unit. The standard accommodation capacity is 176 places. We provide educational, work and leisure activities.

We operate a prison with security and surveillance. Capacity is 858 places. We provide educational, work and leisure activities and sports clubs.

We operate a prison with a ward for convicts with personality and behavioural disorders. The total accommodation capacity is 430 places. We provide educational and extracurricular activities such as Czech language course, legal minimum, traffic education and PC basics.

Prison for women sentenced to imprisonment mainly in the categories of security, supervision and juveniles. It also includes a detention unit. Total capacity is 760 places. We provide educational, work and leisure activities such as a ceramics club, foreign language classes and PC work.

We operate a supervised prison for men sentenced to imprisonment. The capacity of the facility is 928 places. We provide educational and leisure activities and sports clubs such as weight training, netball, table tennis, chess and nature clubs.