State Prison in Nyborg

{{Infobox prison | prison_name = The State Prison in Nyborg | image = | location = [[Nyborg]], [[Region of Southern Denmark]], [[Denmark]]. | coordinates = | pushpin_map = | pushpin_mapsize= | status = Operational | classification = | capacity = | population = 220 | opened = 1913 | managed_by = The Danish Prison and Probation Service | warden = Henrik Bonde Marker }}

The '''State Prison in Nyborg''' is a closed state prison, which was built in 1913 at the town of [[Nyborg]] in [[Denmark]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |url=https://www.ojp.gov/ncjrs/virtual-library/abstracts/penal-system-denmark |title=The Penal System of Denmark |publisher=Denmark Ministry of Justice |year=1975 |location= |pages=33}}</ref>

In the beginning it was used to place young inmates who needed a special educational effort.<ref name=":0" /> From 1933 to 1973 the prison had a special section for young people, but since 1973 the prison have functioned as a plain closed state prison for males from [[Jutland]] and [[Funen]].

The prison have seats in total, of which 24 seats are under the arrest department used by the [[Police of Denmark]]. It was home to [[Knud Pedersen]] leader of the [[Churchill Club|Churchill club]] in WW2.

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[[Category:Prisons in Denmark|Nyborg]] [[Category:Government buildings completed in 1913]] [[Category:1913 establishments in Denmark]] [[Category:Nyborg]]