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class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><p> <b>Prisons in Switzerland</b> are operated by the <a href="/wiki/Cantons_of_Switzerland" title="Cantons of Switzerland">Swiss cantons</a>, which are responsible for <a href="/wiki/Law_enforcement_in_Switzerland" title="Law enforcement in Switzerland">law enforcement in Switzerland</a>. As of 2008, Switzerland has 124 <a href="/wiki/Prison" title="Prison">prisons</a> according to the Catalogue of Correctional Institutions (<i>Katalog der Einrichtungen des Freiheitsentzuges</i>) compiled by the <a href="/wiki/Federal_Statistical_Office_of_Switzerland" class="mw-redirect" title="Federal Statistical Office of Switzerland">Federal Statistical Office</a>; other statistics, which account for various institutions being administratively associated with each other, report 117 prisons.<sup id="cite_ref-generalstats2008_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-generalstats2008-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Swiss prisons have a capacity of up to 6,736 detainees total (amounting to 89 detention places per 100,000 inhabitants),<sup id="cite_ref-inmatestats2008_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-inmatestats2008-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> including up to 477 women and 105 minors. The detainees are housed in 4,531 single cells, 1,044 cells for multiple persons, 172 security cells, 200 disciplinary cells and 50 infirmary cells.<sup id="cite_ref-generalstats2008_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-generalstats2008-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2008, Swiss prisons housed 5,780 detainees (77 detainees per 100,000 inhabitants), of which 5.8% were female, 1.2% minors and 69.7% non-Swiss nationals.<sup id="cite_ref-inmatestats2008_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-inmatestats2008-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Half of all detainees were serving prison sentences, a quarter were in pre-trial detention, six percent were detained for expulsion and extradition and three percent were reported as being in "protective custody and custody for other reasons".<sup id="cite_ref-inmatestats2008_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-inmatestats2008-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Additionally, in 2006, 5,333 persons served a prison sentence in the form of <a href="/wiki/Community_service" title="Community service">community work orders</a>, and 114 served their sentence in the form of <a href="/wiki/Ankle_monitor" class="mw-redirect" title="Ankle monitor">electronic monitoring</a> house arrest.<sup id="cite_ref-sanctionsstats2006_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sanctionsstats2006-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>in 2017, Prisoners that were locked up added up to about 6,900, while its maximum capacity is at about 7,500. The prison rate for Switzerland as of 2017 is up to 81 per 100,000. These numbers seemed to have slightly increased since 2008.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>According to a 2006 <a href="/wiki/United_States%27_Country_Reports_on_Human_Rights_Practices" class="mw-redirect" title="United States' Country Reports on Human Rights Practices">U.S. government report</a>, Swiss prison conditions generally meet international standards, but <a href="/w/index.php?title=Prison_overcrowding_in_Switzerland&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Prison overcrowding in Switzerland (page does not exist)">prison overcrowding</a> is a problem, particularly in the cantons of <a href="/wiki/Canton_of_Geneva" title="Canton of Geneva">Geneva</a>, <a href="/wiki/Canton_of_Z%C3%BCrich" class="mw-redirect" title="Canton of Zürich">Zürich</a> and <a href="/wiki/Canton_of_Bern" title="Canton of Bern">Bern</a>. The report cites a 2005 Swiss government report stating that one-third of the country's detention centers were at or above their designated capacity, and nine were overcrowded by 20 percent or more.<sup id="cite_ref-usdsreport2006_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-usdsreport2006-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Overcrowding to 200% of capacity caused a mutiny at Geneva's <a href="/w/index.php?title=Champ-Dollon&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Champ-Dollon (page does not exist)">Champ-Dollon</a> prison in 2006.<sup id="cite_ref-Swissinfo_2007_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Swissinfo_2007-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Since the 1950s, correctional policy, prison construction, and operation is coordinated in organizations set up through regional agreements between several cantons (<i>Strafvollzugskonkordate</i>). As of 2009, these are:<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li>Northwest and Central Switzerland Sentence Execution Agreement (<i>Strafvollzugskonkordat der Nordwest- und Innerschweiz</i>) consisting of <a href="/wiki/Canton_of_Uri" title="Canton of Uri">Uri</a>, <a href="/wiki/Schwyz" title="Schwyz">Schwyz</a>, <a href="/wiki/Obwalden" title="Obwalden">Obwalden</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nidwalden" title="Nidwalden">Nidwalden</a>, <a href="/wiki/Canton_of_Luzern" class="mw-redirect" title="Canton of Luzern">Luzern</a>, <a href="/wiki/Canton_of_Zug" title="Canton of Zug">Zug</a>, <a href="/wiki/Canton_of_Bern" title="Canton of Bern">Bern</a>, <a href="/wiki/Canton_of_Solothurn" title="Canton of Solothurn">Solothurn</a>, <a href="/wiki/Basel-Stadt" title="Basel-Stadt">Basel-Stadt</a>, <a href="/wiki/Basel-Landschaft" title="Basel-Landschaft">Basel-Landschaft</a> and <a href="/wiki/Aargau" title="Aargau">Aargau</a></li> <li>Eastern Switzerland Sentence Execution Agreement (<i>Strafvollzugskonkordat der Ostschweiz</i>) consisting of <a href="/wiki/Appenzell_Innerrhoden" title="Appenzell Innerrhoden">Appenzell Innerrhoden</a>, <a href="/wiki/Appenzell_Ausserrhoden" title="Appenzell Ausserrhoden">Appenzell Ausserrhoden</a>, <a href="/wiki/Glarus" title="Glarus">Glarus</a>, <a href="/wiki/Graub%C3%BCnden" class="mw-redirect" title="Graubünden">Graubünden</a>, <a href="/wiki/Schaffhausen" title="Schaffhausen">Schaffhausen</a>, <a href="/wiki/Canton_of_St._Gallen" title="Canton of St. Gallen">St. Gallen</a>, <a href="/wiki/Thurgau" title="Thurgau">Thurgau</a> and <a href="/wiki/Canton_of_Z%C3%BCrich" class="mw-redirect" title="Canton of Zürich">Zürich</a></li> <li>Latin Switzerland Sentence Execution Agreement (<i>Strafvollzugskonkordat der lateinischen Schweiz</i>) consisting of <a href="/wiki/Canton_of_Fribourg" title="Canton of Fribourg">Fribourg</a>, <a href="/wiki/Canton_of_Geneva" title="Canton of Geneva">Geneva</a>, <a href="/wiki/Canton_of_Jura" title="Canton of Jura">Jura</a>, <a href="/wiki/Canton_of_Neuch%C3%A2tel" title="Canton of Neuchâtel">Neuchâtel</a>, <a href="/wiki/Vaud" title="Vaud">Vaud</a>, <a href="/wiki/Valais" title="Valais">Valais</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ticino" title="Ticino">Ticino</a></li></ul> <p>Training of prison staff is the responsibility of the joint <a href="/w/index.php?title=Swiss_Prison_Staff_Training_Centre&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Swiss Prison Staff Training Centre (page does not exist)">Swiss Prison Staff Training Centre</a> (French: <i>Centre suisse de formation pour le personnel pénitentiaire</i>, German: <i>Schweizerisches Ausbildungszentrum für das Strafvollzugspersonal</i>, Italian: <i>Centro svizzero di formazione per il personale dei penitenziari</i>) in <a href="/wiki/Fribourg" title="Fribourg">Fribourg</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span 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</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Aargau" title="Aargau">AG</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Baden,_Switzerland" title="Baden, Switzerland">Baden</a> </td> <td>Pre-trial custody, short imprisonment </td> <td>1984 </td> <td>25 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>Bezirksgefängnis Bremgarten </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Aargau" title="Aargau">AG</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bremgarten,_Switzerland" class="mw-redirect" title="Bremgarten, Switzerland">Bremgarten</a> </td> <td>Short imprisonment </td> <td>18th century </td> <td>8 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>Bezirksgefängnis <a href="/wiki/Kulm_(district)" class="mw-redirect" title="Kulm (district)">Kulm</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Aargau" title="Aargau">AG</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Unterkulm" title="Unterkulm">Unterkulm</a> </td> <td>Pre-trial custody, imprisonment </td> <td>1991 </td> <td>23 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>Bezirksgefängnis Zofingen </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Aargau" title="Aargau">AG</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Zofingen" title="Zofingen">Zofingen</a> </td> <td>Pre-trial custody, imprisonment </td> <td>1997 </td> <td>30 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>Bezirksgefängnis Zurzach </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Aargau" title="Aargau">AG</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Zurzach" title="Zurzach">Zurzach</a> </td> <td>Pre-trial custody, imprisonment </td> <td>1967 </td> <td>13 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>Justizvollzugsanstalt Lenzburg </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Aargau" title="Aargau">AG</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lenzburg" title="Lenzburg">Lenzburg</a> </td> <td>Multipurpose prison </td> <td>1864 </td> <td>190 </td> <td> </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.jvalenzburg.ch">Website</a><br /> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.archiv1864.ch">Media archive</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>Stiftung Satis </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Aargau" title="Aargau">AG</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Seon,_Switzerland" class="mw-redirect" title="Seon, Switzerland">Seon</a> </td> <td>Indefinite incarceration, involuntary commitment, semi-liberty </td> <td>1956 </td> <td>9 </td> <td> </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.satis-seon.ch/">Website</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>Kantonales Gefängnis Appenzell Ausserrhoden </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Appenzell_Ausserrhoden" title="Appenzell Ausserrhoden">AR</a> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Niederteufen&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Niederteufen (page does not exist)">Niederteufen</a> </td> <td>Pre-trial detention, extradition or expulsion detention </td> <td>2007 </td> <td>12 </td> <td> </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.gmuenden.ar.ch/">Website</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>Strafanstalt Gmünden </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Appenzell_Ausserrhoden" title="Appenzell Ausserrhoden">AR</a> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Niederteufen&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Niederteufen (page does not exist)">Niederteufen</a> </td> <td>Multipurpose prison </td> <td>1884 </td> <td>53 </td> <td> </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.gmuenden.ar.ch/">Website</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>Strafanstalt Wauwilermoos </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Canton_of_Luzern" class="mw-redirect" title="Canton of Luzern">LU</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Egolzwil" title="Egolzwil">Egolzwil</a> </td> <td>penitentiary and deportation<sup id="cite_ref-ausschaffungsgefängnis_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ausschaffungsgefängnis-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Established in 1940 as <a href="/wiki/Wauwilermoos_internment_camp" title="Wauwilermoos internment camp">Wauwilermoos internment camp</a><sup id="cite_ref-schweizaktuell-20090303_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-schweizaktuell-20090303-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>62 (2014)<sup id="cite_ref-faktenundzahlen_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-faktenundzahlen-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td> </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.wauwilermoos.lu.ch/">Website</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>Untersuchungsgefängnis Trogen </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Appenzell_Ausserrhoden" title="Appenzell Ausserrhoden">AR</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Trogen,_Switzerland" title="Trogen, Switzerland">Trogen</a> </td> <td>Police and pre-trial detention </td> <td>1840 </td> <td>2 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Witzwil" class="mw-redirect" title="Witzwil">Witzwil</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Canton_of_Bern" title="Canton of Bern">BE</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gampelen" title="Gampelen">Gampelen</a> </td> <td>Men's detention </td> <td>1995 </td> <td>200 </td> <td>With a total agricultural land area of 612 hectares, the penitentiary is the largest farm in Switzerland </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100418053039/http://www.pom.be.ch/site/index/pom_fb_index/pom_fb_witzwil-portrait.htm">Website</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>Flughafengefängnis Abt. Ausschaffungshaft </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Canton_of_Z%C3%BCrich" class="mw-redirect" title="Canton of Zürich">ZH</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Z%C3%BCrich_Airport" class="mw-redirect" title="Zürich Airport">Zürich Airport</a> </td> <td>Expulsion detention </td> <td>1995 </td> <td>106 </td> <td>With a total of 214 places (both divisions), the airport prison is the canton's largest. </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.justizvollzug.zh.ch/internet/ji/juv/de/organisation/gkz/abteilungen/fhg.html">Website</a><br /> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.portal-stat.admin.ch/prison/files/de/01-AHK.xml">Statistics</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>Flughafengefängnis Abt. U-Haft und Strafvollzug </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Canton_of_Z%C3%BCrich" class="mw-redirect" title="Canton of Zürich">ZH</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Z%C3%BCrich_Airport" class="mw-redirect" title="Zürich Airport">Zürich Airport</a> </td> <td>Pre-trial detention, imprisonment </td> <td>1995 </td> <td>108 </td> <td> </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.justizvollzug.zh.ch/internet/ji/juv/de/organisation/gkz/abteilungen/fhg.html">Website</a><br /> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.portal-stat.admin.ch/prison/files/de/01-FHG.xml">Statistics</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>Gefängnis Affoltern am Albis </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Canton_of_Z%C3%BCrich" class="mw-redirect" title="Canton of Zürich">ZH</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Affoltern_am_Albis" title="Affoltern am Albis">Affoltern am Albis</a> </td> <td>Imprisonment </td> <td>1973 </td> <td>65 </td> <td>Specializes in reintegration, houses only prisoners with a short remaining sentence. </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.justizvollzug.zh.ch/internet/ji/juv/de/organisation/gkz/abteilungen/gfa.html">Website</a><br /> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.portal-stat.admin.ch/prison/files/de/01-AFF.xml">Statistics</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>Gefängnis Dielsdorf </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Canton_of_Z%C3%BCrich" class="mw-redirect" title="Canton of Zürich">ZH</a> </td> <td>Spitalstrasse 5, <a href="/wiki/Dielsdorf" title="Dielsdorf">Dielsdorf</a> </td> <td>Pre-trial detention, imprisonment </td> <td>1960 </td> <td>64 </td> <td>Specializes in the detention of women, particularly mothers. </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.justizvollzug.zh.ch/internet/ji/juv/de/organisation/gkz/abteilungen/gfd.html">Website</a><br /> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.portal-stat.admin.ch/prison/files/de/01-DID.xml">Statistics</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>Gefängnis Horgen </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Canton_of_Z%C3%BCrich" class="mw-redirect" title="Canton of Zürich">ZH</a> </td> <td>Burghaldenstrasse 1, <a href="/wiki/Horgen" title="Horgen">Horgen</a> </td> <td>Pre-trial detention, imprisonment </td> <td>1937 </td> <td>52 </td> <td>Has a specialized youth detention unit. </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.justizvollzug.zh.ch/internet/ji/juv/de/organisation/gkz/abteilungen/gfh.html">Website</a><br /> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.portal-stat.admin.ch/prison/files/de/01-HOR.xml">Statistics</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>Gefängnis Meilen </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Canton_of_Z%C3%BCrich" class="mw-redirect" title="Canton of Zürich">ZH</a> </td> <td>Untere Bruech 141, <a href="/wiki/Meilen" title="Meilen">Meilen</a> </td> <td>Pre-trial detention, imprisonment </td> <td>1954 </td> <td>35 </td> <td>Smallest prison in the canton. </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.justizvollzug.zh.ch/internet/ji/juv/de/organisation/gkz/abteilungen/gfm.html">Website</a><br /> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.portal-stat.admin.ch/prison/files/de/01-MEI.xml">Statistics</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>Gefängnis Pfäffikon </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Canton_of_Z%C3%BCrich" class="mw-redirect" title="Canton of Zürich">ZH</a> </td> <td>Hörnlistrasse 55, <a href="/wiki/Pf%C3%A4ffikon,_Zurich" class="mw-redirect" title="Pfäffikon, Zurich">Pfäffikon</a> </td> <td>Pre-trial detention, imprisonment </td> <td>1979 </td> <td>80 </td> <td>Has a high security unit for six detainees. </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.justizvollzug.zh.ch/internet/ji/juv/de/organisation/gkz/abteilungen/gfp.html">Website</a><br /> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.portal-stat.admin.ch/prison/files/de/01-PZH.xml">Statistics</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>Gefängnis Winterthur </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Canton_of_Z%C3%BCrich" class="mw-redirect" title="Canton of Zürich">ZH</a> </td> <td>Hermann Götz-Strasse 22, <a href="/wiki/Winterthur" title="Winterthur">Winterthur</a> </td> <td>Pre-trial detention, imprisonment </td> <td>1965 </td> <td>48 </td> <td>Mainly used for pre-trial detention. </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.justizvollzug.zh.ch/internet/ji/juv/de/organisation/gkz/abteilungen/gfw.html">Website</a><br /> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.portal-stat.admin.ch/prison/files/de/01-WTH.xml">Statistics</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gef%C3%A4ngnis_Z%C3%BCrich" title="Gefängnis Zürich">Gefängnis Zürich</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Canton_of_Z%C3%BCrich" class="mw-redirect" title="Canton of Zürich">ZH</a> </td> <td>Rotwandstrasse 21, <a href="/wiki/Z%C3%BCrich" class="mw-redirect" title="Zürich">Zürich</a> </td> <td>Pre-trial detention, imprisonment </td> <td>1916 </td> <td>170 </td> <td>Used almost only for pre-trial detention. </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.justizvollzug.zh.ch/internet/ji/juv/de/organisation/gkz/abteilungen/gfz.html">Website</a><br /> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.portal-stat.admin.ch/prison/files/de/01-ZBG.xml">Statistics</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>Halbgefangenschaft Winterthur </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Canton_of_Z%C3%BCrich" class="mw-redirect" title="Canton of Zürich">ZH</a> </td> <td>Palmstrasse 2, <a href="/wiki/Winterthur" title="Winterthur">Winterthur</a> </td> <td>Imprisonment, semi-detention </td> <td>1993 </td> <td>38 </td> <td>Specializes in semi-detention. </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.arbeitsexternat.ch/halbgefangenschaft-winterthur.html">Website</a><br /> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.portal-stat.admin.ch/prison/files/de/01-HGW.xml">Statistics</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>Haus Lägern </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Canton_of_Z%C3%BCrich" class="mw-redirect" title="Canton of Zürich">ZH</a> </td> <td>Lindenweg 30, <a href="/wiki/Regensdorf" title="Regensdorf">Regensdorf</a> </td> <td>Semi-detention </td> <td>1998 </td> <td>30 </td> <td>Semi-detention division of the Strafanstalt Pöschwies. </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.arbeitsexternat.ch/haus_laegern.html">Website</a><br /> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.portal-stat.admin.ch/prison/files/de/01-HLA.xml">Statistics</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>Kolonie Ringwil </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Canton_of_Z%C3%BCrich" class="mw-redirect" title="Canton of Zürich">ZH</a> </td> <td>Koloniestrasse 2, <a href="/wiki/Hinwil" title="Hinwil">Hinwil</a> </td> <td>Imprisonment, semi-detention </td> <td>1881 </td> <td>60 </td> <td>Part of the Strafanstalt Pöschwies. </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.justizvollzug.zh.ch/internet/ji/juv/de/organisation/poew/abteilungen/ringwil.html">Website</a><br /> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.portal-stat.admin.ch/prison/files/de/01-RIN.xml">Statistics</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>Massnahmenzentrum Uitikon </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Canton_of_Z%C3%BCrich" class="mw-redirect" title="Canton of Zürich">ZH</a> </td> <td>Zürcherstrasse 100, <a href="/wiki/Uitikon-Waldegg" class="mw-redirect" title="Uitikon-Waldegg">Uitikon-Waldegg</a> </td> <td>Imprisonment, educative measures </td> <td>1874 </td> <td>48 </td> <td>Centre for youth offenders. </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.justizvollzug.ch/internet/ji/juv/de/organisation/mzu.html">Website</a><br /> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.portal-stat.admin.ch/prison/files/de/01-MZU.xml">Statistics</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>Polizeigefängnis Zürich </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Canton_of_Z%C3%BCrich" class="mw-redirect" title="Canton of Zürich">ZH</a> </td> <td>Kasernenstrasse 29, <a href="/wiki/Z%C3%BCrich" class="mw-redirect" title="Zürich">Zürich</a> </td> <td>Police and pre-trial detention </td> <td>1995 </td> <td>141 </td> <td>Provisional police detention centre. </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.portal-stat.admin.ch/prison/files/de/01-ZUE.xml">Statistics</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Strafanstalt_P%C3%B6schwies&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Strafanstalt Pöschwies (page does not exist)">Strafanstalt Pöschwies</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Canton_of_Z%C3%BCrich" class="mw-redirect" title="Canton of Zürich">ZH</a> </td> <td>Roosstrasse 49, <a href="/wiki/Regensdorf" title="Regensdorf">Regensdorf</a> </td> <td>Imprisonment, indefinite incarceration </td> <td>1995 </td> <td>436 </td> <td>Largest prison in Switzerland. </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.poeschwies.ch/internet/ji/juv/de/organisation/poew.html">Website</a><br /> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.portal-stat.admin.ch/prison/files/de/01-POE.xml">Statistics</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>Vollzugszentrum Urdorf </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Canton_of_Z%C3%BCrich" class="mw-redirect" title="Canton of Zürich">ZH</a> </td> <td>In den Luberzen 18, <a href="/wiki/Urdorf" title="Urdorf">Urdorf</a> </td> <td>Imprisonment </td> <td>1987 </td> <td>49 </td> <td>Specializes in brief detentions ordered <i>in lieu</i> of fines. Closes in 2010. </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.justizvollzug.zh.ch/internet/ji/juv/de/organisation/gkz/abteilungen/vzu.html">Website</a><br /> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.portal-stat.admin.ch/prison/files/de/01-AHU.xml">Statistics</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>zsge-Neugut </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Canton_of_Z%C3%BCrich" class="mw-redirect" title="Canton of Zürich">ZH</a> </td> <td>Neugutstrasse 8, <a href="/wiki/Urdorf" title="Urdorf">Urdorf</a> </td> <td>Semi-detention </td> <td>1964 </td> <td>13 </td> <td>Semi-detention and resocialization centre operated by a private foundation. </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.zsge.ch">Website</a><br /> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.portal-stat.admin.ch/prison/files/de/01-PNZ.xml">Statistics</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_prisons_in_Switzerland&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1235681985">.mw-parser-output .side-box{margin:4px 0;box-sizing:border-box;border:1px solid #aaa;font-size:88%;line-height:1.25em;background-color:var(--background-color-interactive-subtle,#f8f9fa);display:flow-root}.mw-parser-output .side-box-abovebelow,.mw-parser-output .side-box-text{padding:0.25em 0.9em}.mw-parser-output .side-box-image{padding:2px 0 2px 0.9em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .side-box-imageright{padding:2px 0.9em 2px 0;text-align:center}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .side-box-flex{display:flex;align-items:center}.mw-parser-output .side-box-text{flex:1;min-width:0}}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .side-box{width:238px}.mw-parser-output .side-box-right{clear:right;float:right;margin-left:1em}.mw-parser-output .side-box-left{margin-right:1em}}</style><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1237033735">@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .sistersitebox{display:none!important}}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .sistersitebox img[src*="Wiktionary-logo-en-v2.svg"]{background-color:white}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .sistersitebox img[src*="Wiktionary-logo-en-v2.svg"]{background-color:white}}</style><div class="side-box side-box-right plainlinks sistersitebox"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style> <div class="side-box-flex"> <div class="side-box-image"><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/30px-Commons-logo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/45px-Commons-logo.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/59px-Commons-logo.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="1376" /></span></span></div> <div class="side-box-text plainlist">Wikimedia Commons has media related to <span style="font-weight: bold; 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title="Prisons in Greece (page does not exist)">Greece</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Prisons_in_Hungary&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Prisons in Hungary (page does not exist)">Hungary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prisons_in_Iceland" class="mw-redirect" title="Prisons in Iceland">Iceland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prisons_in_the_Republic_of_Ireland" title="Prisons in the Republic of Ireland">Ireland</a></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prisons_in_Italy" class="mw-redirect" title="Prisons in Italy">Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Prisons_in_Kazakhstan&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Prisons in Kazakhstan (page does not exist)">Kazakhstan</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Prisons_in_Latvia&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Prisons in Latvia (page does not exist)">Latvia</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Prisons_in_Liechtenstein&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Prisons in Liechtenstein 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href="/wiki/Prisons_in_the_Netherlands" class="mw-redirect" title="Prisons in the Netherlands">Netherlands</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Prisons_in_North_Macedonia&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Prisons in North Macedonia (page does not exist)">North Macedonia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prisons_in_Norway" class="mw-redirect" title="Prisons in Norway">Norway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prisons_in_Poland" title="Prisons in Poland">Poland</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Prisons_in_Portugal&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Prisons in Portugal (page does not exist)">Portugal</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Prisons_in_Romania&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Prisons in Romania (page does not exist)">Romania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prisons_in_Russia" title="Prisons in Russia">Russia</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Prisons_in_San_Marino&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Prisons in San Marino (page does not exist)">San Marino</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Prisons_in_Serbia&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Prisons in Serbia (page does not exist)">Serbia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prisons_in_Slovakia" title="Prisons in Slovakia">Slovakia</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Prisons_in_Slovenia&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Prisons in Slovenia (page does not exist)">Slovenia</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Prisons_in_Spain&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Prisons in Spain (page does not exist)">Spain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prisons_in_Sweden" class="mw-redirect" title="Prisons in Sweden">Sweden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prisons_in_Switzerland" class="mw-redirect" title="Prisons in Switzerland">Switzerland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prisons_in_Turkey" title="Prisons in Turkey">Turkey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prisons_in_Ukraine" title="Prisons in Ukraine">Ukraine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prisons_in_the_United_Kingdom" class="mw-redirect" title="Prisons in the United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">States with limited<br />recognition</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Prisons_in_Abkhazia&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Prisons in Abkhazia (page does not exist)">Abkhazia</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Prisons_in_Kosovo&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Prisons in Kosovo (page does not exist)">Kosovo</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Prisons_in_Northern_Cyprus&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Prisons in Northern Cyprus (page does not exist)">Northern Cyprus</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Prisons_in_South_Ossetia&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Prisons in South Ossetia (page does not exist)">South Ossetia</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Prisons_in_Transnistria&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Prisons in Transnistria (page does not exist)">Transnistria</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Dependencies and<br />other entities</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Prisons_in_%C3%85land&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Prisons in Åland (page does not exist)">Åland</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Prisons_in_the_Faroe_Islands&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Prisons in the Faroe Islands (page does not exist)">Faroe Islands</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Prisons_in_Gibraltar&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Prisons in Gibraltar (page does not exist)">Gibraltar</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Prisons_in_Guernsey&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Prisons in Guernsey (page does not exist)">Guernsey</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Prisons_in_the_Isle_of_Man&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Prisons in the Isle of Man (page does not exist)">Isle of Man</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Prisons_in_Jersey&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Prisons in Jersey (page does not exist)">Jersey</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Prisons_in_Svalbard&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Prisons in Svalbard (page does not exist)">Svalbard</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r886047488">.mw-parser-output .nobold{font-weight:normal}</style><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Switzerland_articles" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks hlist mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="3"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Switzerland_topics" title="Template:Switzerland topics"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Switzerland_topics" title="Template talk:Switzerland topics"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Switzerland_topics" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Switzerland topics"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="Switzerland_articles" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Switzerland" title="Switzerland">Switzerland</a> <a href="/wiki/Outline_of_Switzerland" title="Outline of Switzerland">articles</a></div></th></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="3"><div><b>Major topics</b></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/History_of_Switzerland" title="History of Switzerland">History</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_Swiss_history" title="Timeline of Swiss history">Timeline</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Enlargement_of_Switzerland" class="mw-redirect" title="Enlargement of Switzerland">Enlargement</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Early_history_of_Switzerland" title="Early history of Switzerland">Early history</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Switzerland_in_the_Roman_era" title="Switzerland in the Roman era">Roman era</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Old_Swiss_Confederacy" title="Old Swiss Confederacy">Old Confederacy</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Federal_Charter_of_1291" title="Federal Charter of 1291">Federal Charter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/R%C3%BCtli_Oath" title="Rütli Oath">Rütli Oath</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Growth_of_the_Old_Swiss_Confederacy" title="Growth of the Old Swiss Confederacy">Growth</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reformation_in_Switzerland" title="Reformation in Switzerland">Reformation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Early_Modern_Switzerland" class="mw-redirect" title="Early Modern Switzerland">Early Modern era</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Switzerland_in_the_Napoleonic_era" title="Switzerland in the Napoleonic era">Napoleonic era</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Restoration_and_Regeneration_in_Switzerland" title="Restoration and Regeneration in Switzerland">Restoration</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Switzerland_as_a_federal_state" title="Switzerland as a federal state">Federal state</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Switzerland_during_the_World_Wars" class="mw-redirect" title="Switzerland during the World Wars">World wars</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Modern_history_of_Switzerland" title="Modern history of Switzerland">Modern history</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_history_of_Switzerland" title="Military history of Switzerland">Military history</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_wars_involving_Switzerland" title="List of wars involving Switzerland">list of wars</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Historiography_of_Switzerland" title="Historiography of Switzerland">Historiography</a></li></ul> </div></td><td class="noviewer navbox-image" rowspan="5" style="width:1px;padding:0 0 0 2px"><div><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Coat_of_Arms_of_Switzerland_(Pantone).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Coat_of_Arms_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg/80px-Coat_of_Arms_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="89" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Coat_of_Arms_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg/120px-Coat_of_Arms_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Coat_of_Arms_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg/160px-Coat_of_Arms_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="604" data-file-height="669" /></a></span></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Geography_of_Switzerland" title="Geography of Switzerland">Geography</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;padding-left:0.5em;padding-right:0.5em;font-weight:normal;">Physiographic areas</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Swiss_Alps" title="Swiss Alps">Swiss Alps</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Swiss_Plateau" title="Swiss Plateau">Swiss Plateau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jura_Mountains" title="Jura Mountains">Jura Mountains</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;padding-left:0.5em;padding-right:0.5em;font-weight:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Subdivisions_of_Switzerland" title="Subdivisions of Switzerland">Subdivisions</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cantons_of_Switzerland" title="Cantons of Switzerland">Cantons</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Appenzell_Innerrhoden" title="Appenzell Innerrhoden">AI</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aargau" title="Aargau">AG</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Appenzell_Ausserrhoden" title="Appenzell Ausserrhoden">AR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Canton_of_Bern" title="Canton of Bern">BE</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Basel-Landschaft" title="Basel-Landschaft">BL</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Basel-Stadt" title="Basel-Stadt">BS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Canton_of_Fribourg" title="Canton of Fribourg">FR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Canton_of_Geneva" title="Canton of Geneva">GE</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Canton_of_Glarus" title="Canton of Glarus">GL</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grisons" title="Grisons">GR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Canton_of_Jura" title="Canton of Jura">JU</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Canton_of_Lucerne" title="Canton of Lucerne">LU</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Canton_of_Neuch%C3%A2tel" title="Canton of Neuchâtel">NE</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nidwalden" title="Nidwalden">NW</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Obwalden" title="Obwalden">OW</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Canton_of_St._Gallen" title="Canton of St. Gallen">SG</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Canton_of_Schaffhausen" title="Canton of Schaffhausen">SH</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Canton_of_Solothurn" title="Canton of Solothurn">SO</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Canton_of_Schwyz" title="Canton of Schwyz">SZ</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thurgau" title="Thurgau">TG</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ticino" title="Ticino">TI</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Canton_of_Uri" title="Canton of Uri">UR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vaud" title="Vaud">VD</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Valais" title="Valais">VS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Canton_of_Zug" title="Canton of Zug">ZG</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Canton_of_Zurich" title="Canton of Zurich">ZH</a></li></ul></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Districts_of_Switzerland" title="Districts of Switzerland">Districts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Municipalities_of_Switzerland" title="Municipalities of Switzerland">Municipalities</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_cities_in_Switzerland" title="List of cities in Switzerland">list of cities and towns</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NUTS_statistical_regions_of_Switzerland" title="NUTS statistical regions of Switzerland">Statistical regions</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;padding-left:0.5em;padding-right:0.5em;font-weight:normal;">By topic</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Climate_of_Switzerland" class="mw-redirect" title="Climate of Switzerland">Climate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_earthquakes_in_Switzerland" title="List of earthquakes in Switzerland">Earthquakes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_extreme_points_of_Switzerland" title="List of extreme points of Switzerland">Extreme points</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fauna_of_Switzerland" title="Fauna of Switzerland">Fauna</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Forests_of_Switzerland" title="Forests of Switzerland">Forests</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_glaciers_in_Switzerland" title="List of glaciers in Switzerland">Glaciers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hydrology_of_Switzerland" title="Hydrology of Switzerland">Hydrology</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_islands_of_Switzerland" title="List of islands of Switzerland">Islands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_lakes_of_Switzerland" title="List of lakes of Switzerland">Lakes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_mountain_passes_in_Switzerland" title="List of mountain passes in Switzerland">Mountain passes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_prominent_mountains_of_Switzerland" title="List of prominent mountains of Switzerland">Mountains</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nature_parks_in_Switzerland" title="Nature parks in Switzerland">Parks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_rivers_of_Switzerland" title="List of rivers of Switzerland">Rivers</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Politics_of_Switzerland" title="Politics of Switzerland">Politics</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Subdivisions_of_Switzerland" title="Subdivisions of Switzerland">Administrative divisions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Swiss_Federal_Constitution" title="Swiss Federal Constitution">Constitution</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Federal_courts_of_Switzerland" title="Federal courts of Switzerland">Courts</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Federal_Supreme_Court_of_Switzerland" title="Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland">Supreme Court</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elections_in_Switzerland" title="Elections in Switzerland">Elections</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Foreign_relations_of_Switzerland" title="Foreign relations of Switzerland">Foreign relations</a></li> <li>Government <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Federal_Council_(Switzerland)" title="Federal Council (Switzerland)">Federal Council</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_the_Swiss_Confederation" title="President of the Swiss Confederation">President of the Confederation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Federal_administration_of_Switzerland" title="Federal administration of Switzerland">Federal administration</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Human_rights_in_Switzerland" title="Human rights in Switzerland">Human rights</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_Switzerland" class="mw-redirect" title="LGBT rights in Switzerland">LGBT</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Landsgemeinde" title="Landsgemeinde">Landsgemeinde</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Law_of_Switzerland" title="Law of Switzerland">Law</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Law_enforcement_in_Switzerland" title="Law enforcement in Switzerland">Law enforcement</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Swiss_Armed_Forces" title="Swiss Armed Forces">Military</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Redoubt_(Switzerland)" title="National Redoubt (Switzerland)">National Redoubt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Swiss_neutrality" title="Swiss neutrality">Neutrality</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Federal_Assembly_(Switzerland)" title="Federal Assembly (Switzerland)">Parliament</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/National_Council_(Switzerland)" title="National Council (Switzerland)">National Council</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Council_of_States_(Switzerland)" title="Council of States (Switzerland)">Council of States</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_political_parties_in_Switzerland" title="List of political parties in Switzerland">Political parties</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Popular_initiative_in_Switzerland" title="Popular initiative in Switzerland">Popular initiative</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Voting_in_Switzerland" title="Voting in Switzerland">Voting</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Federal_decree" title="Federal decree">Federal decree</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Economy_of_Switzerland" title="Economy of Switzerland">Economy</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a 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