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This Is the New Prison for Young People in Vienna-Simmering

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Former hunting lodge, then barracks and educational institution: 72 places for underage male offenders are now available in Vienna-Simmering. The focus is on training, therapy and employment concepts. A tour.

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After serious start-up difficulties, the prison in Simmering is now in full operation. The aim is to integrate the juvenile offenders into society. There are some amenities for this. At the moment, 168 young people are in prison throughout Austria. This is a sad peak. Normally, the average is 130 minors.35 of them are accommodated in the country's newest juvenile prison on the outskirts of Vienna, Münnichplatz in Simmering. Part of the former hu…

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In Simmering the new Juvenile Detention Centre Münnichplatz opened. 72 boys will live there and prepare for a life in freedom. A local sight.

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Former hunting lodge, then barracks and educational institution: 72 places for underage male offenders are now available in Vienna-Simmering. The focus is on training, therapy and employment concepts. A tour.

·Vienna, Austria
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Since the turn of the year, the prison in the Vienna district of Simmering has been in full operation. By the end of March at the latest, all young Vienna prisoners were to have moved to the new institution.

·Vienna, Austria
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At the end of March at the latest, all Vienna prisoners aged between 14 and 18 are to be found at Münnichplatz. On Monday, a new prison for male adolescents was opened in Vienna-Simmering with the Judiciary Institute (JA) Münnichplatz, which "is in line with the requirements of modern juvenile prison, as Justice Minister Anna Sporrer (SPÖ) emphasized in a press conference. She spoke of a "big day for prison execution". As regards technology, equ…

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On Monday, a new prison for male juveniles, the Münnichplatz Correctional Facility, opened in Vienna-Simmering. Justice Minister Anna Sporrer (SPÖ) emphasized at a press conference that it "meets the requirements of modern juvenile detention." She called it "a great day for the correctional system." She stated that with the Münnichplatz facility, in terms of technology, equipment, and support services, they have "arrived in the 21st century."

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ORF.at News broke the news in Vienna, Austria on Monday, January 19, 2026.
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