List of fictional prisons
 | This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (July 2023) |
This list consists of fictional prisons from various works of literature, film and television:
| Prison | Location | Appeared in |
|---|---|---|
| Abbot State Penitentiary | Carnate Island, Maryland | The Suffering (2004) |
| Arkham Asylum | Gotham City | Batman, first app. Batman #258 (1974) |
| Alcarazz | unknown | Bars and Stripes Forever (1939) |
| Alderney State Correctional Facility | Liberty City | Grand Theft Auto IV (2008) |
| Alma Mater State Prison | Anywhere City | Grand Theft Auto 2 (1999) |
| Ashecliffe Hospital | Boston Harbor Islands |
|
Azkaban Prison |
North Sea, Britain | |
| Balduq Prison | Gllia | Ys IX: Monstrum Nox |
| Bargate Prison | Albion | Fable (2004) |
| Belle Reve | Louisiana |
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| Big City Federal Penitentiary | Big City, United States | Scooby-Doo (DC Comics) issue 50 Big House Brouhaha (2001) |
| Bolingbroke Penitentiary | San Andreas | Grand Theft Auto V (2013) |
HMP Blakedown |
Devon, England | Convict 99 (1938) |
Blackgate Penitentiary |
near Gotham City | Batman |
| Boomsby | Bangalla | The Phantom, first app. "The Slave Market of Mucar" (1961) |
| Boltovo Dam | Mariel System | Star Wars expanded universe novel: Liberty Edge (2016)
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| HMP Brackerley | Yorkshire, England | Brackerley Prison Mysteries (2021–present)
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| HMP Broadmarsh | London, England | Dead Boss (2012) |
| Butcher Bay | Unspecified planet | The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape From Butcher Bay (2004)
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| Camp Holliday | United States | Wedlock (1991) |
| Checkpoint 19 | Zubrowka | The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) |
| Citadel Correctional Facility | Los Angeles | Resident Evil: Afterlife (2010) |
| Citadel Prison | Golden City | Catalyst: Agents of Change (1994) |
| Cheever Penitentiary | United States | Scooby-Doo and Guess Who? episode The Last Inmate! (2020) |
| Cochlea Ghoul Detention Center | Tokyo, 23rd ward | Tokyo Ghoul (2011) |
| Coldridge Prison | Dunwall | Dishonored (2012) |
| Cold Mountain Penitentiary | Louisiana (film) |
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| Coolsville Penitentiary | Coolsville, California | Trick or Treat Scooby-Doo! (2022) |
| Cragscleft Prison | Mountains around The City | Thief: The Dark Project (1998) |
| Creedmore Prison | Wyoming | Prison (1987) |
| Crematoria Triple-Max Prison | Planet Crematoria | The Chronicles of Riddick (2004) |
| HMP Crown Hill | fictional county in England) |
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| Crystal Cove Animal Asylum for the Criminally Insane | Crystal Cove, California | Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated episode Beware the Beast from Below (2010) |
| Darkbrook Maximum Security Prison | United States | Be Cool, Scooby-Doo! episode Professor Huh? Part 1 (2017) |
| Darkwoods Penitentiary | Carcer City | Manhunt (2003) |
| Deep Gut Prison | City of London | Mortal Engines (film) |
| HMP Dickens Hill | London | EastEnders |
| Damage Control Supermax | California | |
| Deireadh prison | Oxenfurt | The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (2015) |
| Durgesh Prison | Kyrat, The Himalayas |
Far Cry 4 (2014) |
Dol Guldur |
Mirkwood, Middle-earth | The Lord of the Rings (1954) |
| East Lee S. Capable Maximum Security Prison | New York City | Justice Squad |
| Eisenwald Prison | Berlin | Wolfenstein: The New Order (2014) |
| Elevenworth Prison | Canada | The Dudley Do-Right Show episode Elevenworth Prison (1959)
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| Elliott Bay Penitentiary | Seattle, Washington | The Killing (U.S. TV series) (2013)
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| Ellsworth Federal Penitentiary | Kansas | Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Double Agent (2006) |
| Erewhon Prison | Unknown | Face/Off (1997) |
| HMP Farnleigh | Oxford, England | Inspector Morse (1978–2000), Endeavour (2013–present) |
| Fiorina "Fury" 161 | Extraterrestrial planet | Alien 3 (1992) |
| Folsom Prison | United States | Cow and Chicken episode Field Trip to Folsom Prison (1997) |
Fox River State Penitentiary |
Joliet, Illinois |
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| Goodwood Women's Prison | Victoria, Australia |
Neighbours (1985) |
| Gouffre Martel | France | The Stars My Destination (1956) |
| Grafton Penitentiary | West Virginia | Wrong Turn 3: Left for Dead (2009) |
| Green Dolphin Street Maximum Security Prison | Port St. Lucie, Florida | Jojo's Bizarre Adventure Stone Ocean (2000)
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| The Gulag | Kansas | Kingdom Come (1996) |
| Hang-em-all Prison | Unknown | The Three Stooges: In the Sweet Pie and Pie (1941) |
| Hartmann Federal Penitentiary | Empire Bay, United States | Mafia II (2010) |
| Helena | Endiness | Legend of Dragoon (1999)
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| Hellglaz Concentration and Extermination Camp | The Devilfire Empire | A Devilfire Nightmare (TBA) |
| Highgate Prison | New Mexico, United States | The Earth is My Prison (2020) |
| Hope County Jail | Hope County, Montana | Far Cry 5 (2018) |
| Illsveil | Filgaia | Wild Arms 2 (1999) |
| Impel Down | Calm Belt | One Piece (1997–present) |
Iron Heights |
Keystone City |
Flash: Iron Heights (2001)
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| Iron Heights | Central City | Scooby-Doo and Guess Who? episode One Minute Mysteries! (2020) |
| Larangan Prison | Singapore | Apprentice (2016) |
| HMP Letherbank[1] | West Midlands | Doctors (2000–present) |
| Litchfield Correctional Facility | Litchfield, New York | Orange Is the New Black (2013) |
| HMP Larkhall | London, England | Bad Girls (1999–2006) |
| Lost Heaven County Prison | Lost Heaven, United States | Mafia: Definitive Edition (2020) |
| LunarMax Prison | The Moon |
Men in Black 3 (2012) |
| Miami-Dade State Penitentiary | Miami | Prison Break: The Final Break (2009) |
| Montgomery Burns State Prison | Springfield | The Simpsons episode The Seven-Beer Snitch (2005) |
| MS One | Artificial Earth satellite | Lockout (2012) |
Nova Prospekt |
Eastern Europe | Half-Life 2 (2004) |
| Ogygia Prison | Sana'a, Yemen | Prison Break (2005) |
| Oswald State Correctional Facility | Upstate New York | Oz (1997) |
| Overlook Penitentiary | Silent Hill, Maine |
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| Pavelock Prison | South Quarter, The City | Thief: Deadly Shadows (2004) |
| Perm-14 | Siberia | Hitman 2 (2018) |
| Prison of Hope | Boletaria | Demon's Souls (2009) |
| Penal Colony | Sein Island | Resident Evil: Revelations 2 (2014) |
| Penley T. Housefather Correctional Facility | Arizona | Deus Ex (2000) |
| Pension' de Prison | France | The Inspector episode The Pique Poquette of Paris (1966) |
| The Phantom Zone | fictional dimension | Superman and other DC Comics stories |
| The Raft | New York Atlantic Ocean (MCU) |
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| Ravencroft Institute for the Criminally Insane | New York | Web of Spider-Man #112 (1994) |
| Rock Vegas Police Station and Jail | Rock Vegas | I Yabba-Dabba Do! (1993) |
| HMP Romwell | England | Screwed: The Truth About Life as a Prison Officer (2008) |
| HMP Redford | Weatherfield, England | Coronation Street (2007) |
| Royal Canadian Hoosgow | Canada | The Inspector episode The Shooting of Caribou Lou (1967) |
| Rura Penthe | Fictional island | 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (film) (1954) |
| Rura Penthe Penal Colony Asteroid | Beta Penthe system, Klingon Empire |
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| Prison of Hope | Boletaria | Demon's Souls (2009) |
| Ryall State Prison | Maine | Silent Hill: Downpour (2012) |
| Sentworth Penitentiary | New England | Scooby-Doo (DC Comics) issue #148 Stars Behind Bars (2009) |
| Seravno Prison | Svardia? | Old Man Out " (1966)
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| Sharkmoor Prison | Unknown in some sea destroyed | Mortal Engines (film) |
| Shawshank Prison | Maine | |
| Shayol | Shayol (planet) | A Planet Named Shayol (1961) |
| Sing Song Prison | United States | Cellbound (1955) |
| Sisika Penitentiary | Lannahechee River | Red Dead Redemption 2 (2018) |
| Skull Island | United States | The Scooby-Doo Show episode "The Creepy Case of Old Iron Face" (1978) |
| HMP Slade | Cumbria, England | Porridge (1974–1977), Birds of a Feather – TV series (1995) |
| South Park County Jail | South Park, Colorado | South Park episode "Season Finale" (2019) |
| Slabside Maximum Security Prison | Star City , United States |
Arrow (2017–2019) |
| State Prison | California | Dexter's Laboratory episode Dexter Detention (1997) |
| Statesville Prison | California | Police Squad! (1982) |
| The SOM | In an orbit around an unknown exoplanet | Void Bastards (2019) |
| Stockton State Penitentiary | Stockton, California | Sons of Anarchy (2008) |
HMP Stone Park |
Unknown | Within These Walls (1974) |
| Stormcage Containment Facility | Unknown planet | Doctor Who (2010) |
Superjail |
Dimension 5612 | Superjail! (2007) |
| Takron-Galtos | Takron-Galtos | Adventure Comics #359 (1967) |
| The Tanty | Ankh-Morpork | Feet of Clay (1996) |
| HMP Teddington | Teddington, England | The Benny Hill Show and The Best of Benny Hill |
| Townsville Prison | Townsville | The Powerpuff Girls (1998) |
| Toluca Prison | Silent Hill, Maine | Silent Hill 2 (2001) |
| The Vannacutt Psychiatric Institute for the Criminally Insane | Los Angeles, California |
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The Vault |
Colorado | Avengers Annual #15 (1986) |
| The Village | Hotel Portmeirion, Gwynedd, Wales | The Prisoner (1967) |
| Virginia Central Penitentiary | Waverly, Virginia | The Following (2013) |
| Wakefield State Prison | Arkansas | Brubaker (1980) |
| Warrinor Prison | Victoria, Australia |
Neighbours (1985) |
| Water Prison | Silent Hill | Silent Hill 4: The Room (2004) |
Wentworth Detention Centre or Wentworth Correctional Centre |
Victoria, Australia |
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| The Wheel of Kharnabar | Sibornal, Helliconia | Helliconia Winter (1985) |
| Winterhaven County Jail | Winterhaven, United States | The Scooby-Doo Show episode Watt a Shocking Ghost (1976) |
| Wholesome Prison | United States | The New Scooby and Scrappy Doo Show episode Scooby's Gold Medal Gambit (1983) |
| Wolfenstein Prison | Bavarian Alps | Wolfenstein: The Old Blood (2015) |
| The Ziggurat | Paragon City, Rhode Island | City of Heroes (comics and videogame) |
| Zordaya Prison Complex | Verdansk | Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (2019) |
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