Bank details
It is possible to transfer money to prisoners.
If you would like to transfer money to the prison, please note that the following information is absolutely necessary so that the money reaches the correct recipient:
First and last name of the beneficiary
Intended use
Registration number of the beneficiary
The prison account is held by Postbank Dortmund.
IBAN: DE97 4401 0046 0000 1654 60
BIC: BNKDEFF440
In order for things to run as smoothly as possible in the visiting department, we ask you to note the following:
All visiting appointments must be made by calling 02381 9028-190.
Three visitors are allowed per prisoner.
Items cannot be handed over. Violations of the surrender ban and/or the distancing requirement will result in the visit being cancelled and a temporary visit ban being imposed.
Please bring valid personal papers with you to each visit.
Regular Visiting Hours
Monday 12:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Tuesday - Thursday 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Visiting Hours for Lawyers and Officials
Monday 12:30 PM - 6:30 PM - Last Entry 6:00 PM
Tuesday - Thursday
Morning 8:00 AM - 11:30 AM - Last Entry 11:00 AM
Afternoon 12:30 PM - 4:45 PM - Last Entry 4:00 PM
There are no visits during the inmates' lunch break from 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM.
Info: Special features for remand prisoners:
In the event of a restriction order, each visitor also needs a visiting permit to visit a remand prisoner. You will receive the visiting permit as an individual or permanent visiting permit from the competent court.
The court and the judge who issued the arrest warrant are responsible. Please ensure that the judge states on the visiting permit that the visit can take place in the local language. Otherwise, you must either be accompanied by an interpreter or the conversation must take place in German.
If there is no restriction order, the visiting permit is issued by the prison.
Info: Important information:
You may bring €20.00 for each visit. Tobacco, cigarettes, sweets or drinks can be purchased from vending machines for this amount. Please note that there is no possibility of change within the facility.
The maximum limit of €40.00 per month must be respected.
It is forbidden to give cash directly to the inmate. Money can only be deposited by bank transfer.
If you are unable to keep a visiting appointment, please inform us.
We can then assign the appointment to someone else and arrange a new appointment with you.
In order to avoid unnecessary waiting, we ask you to arrive as punctually as possible.
In the event of a delay, please be aware that the visit can only take place on that day if the schedule allows.
If you arrive by car, allow time to look for a parking space. There are only a few parking spaces around the facility, and most of them are paid.
Parcel traffic
The parcel traffic of inmates is regulated in Section 28 of the North Rhine-Westphalia Prison Act (StVollzG NRW) and Section 20 of the NRW Pre-trial Detention Act (UVollzG NRW).
Permission must be granted by the Hamm Prison to receive parcels.
In the Hamm Prison, parcels can be dropped off at the visitors' gate on Tuesdays to Thursdays between 8:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. and 3:45 p.m.
If you would like to drop off a parcel for an inmate, please ask the institution in advance whether and under what conditions this is possible.
The following principles must be observed:
Parcels containing food and beverages will not be accepted and will not be given to the inmate.
Laundry can be dropped off in a sealed parcel. The recipient must be noted on the parcel and a list of contents must be included. The package may only contain laundry; other contents will not be handed out.
Packages with other contents can only be accepted if acceptance has been approved in advance in the individual case. The institution grants approval upon application by the inmate.
For security reasons, every incoming package must be opened in the presence of the prisoner and the contents checked. Excluded items can be taken into the prisoner's possession, returned to the person who sent them, or destroyed.
In addition, prisoners can be permitted to send packages. The institution can check their contents for reasons of security or order in the institution.
For remand prisoners, permission to send packages can also depend on whether the responsible court has imposed restrictions or not.
Correspondence (prisoners)
Correspondence for prisoners is regulated in Sections 21 - 23, Sections 25, 26 of the North Rhine-Westphalia Prison Act (StVollzG NRW). Accordingly, prisoners generally have the right to send and receive letters without restriction. The prison management can prohibit correspondence with certain people if
the security or order of the prison would be endangered,
there is a fear that contact with people who are not relatives of the prisoners in accordance with Section 11 Paragraph 1 No. 1 of the Criminal Code will have a harmful influence on the prisoners or hinder their integration,
the prisoners want to contact victims of crimes committed by the prisoners and the contact is to be feared to have a detrimental effect on the victims or third parties at risk or they have objected to contact.
All incoming and outgoing mail is subjected to at least a visual inspection. In addition, the content of the correspondence may also be monitored in individual cases for reasons of treatment or security or order. Correspondence with the defense attorneys, the people's representatives and petition offices, the data protection officer and the prison officer is not monitored.
The postage costs of outgoing mail are generally borne by the prisoner.
You may enclose a maximum of 10 stamps with a letter to the prisoner.
Please transfer money directly to the prisoner’s local account (see Visitor Information / Bank Details).
Correspondence (prisoners on remand)
The correspondence of prisoners on remand is regulated in Section 18 of the North Rhine-Westphalia Pre-trial Detention Act (UVollzG NRW). According to this, prisoners on remand are generally allowed to send and receive letters without restriction.
A check of the content of letters only takes place if this has been expressly ordered by the responsible judge to prevent the risk of escape, obfuscation or repetition. In these cases, the check is carried out by the responsible court or the responsible public prosecutor's office.
In exceptional cases, correspondence can also be monitored for reasons of security or order or as part of victim protection.
Correspondence with defense lawyers, the people's representatives and petition offices, the data protection officer and the prison officer is not monitored.
If you send letters to prisoners, only enclose your letter with the letter. Any content other than documents will not be handed over to the prisoner.
The postage costs for outgoing mail are generally borne by the prisoner.
You may enclose a maximum of 10 stamps in a letter to the prisoner.
Please transfer money directly to the prisoner's local account (see Visitor Information / Bank Details).
If you are writing letters to prisoners on remand or expecting letters from prisoners on remand, please be patient. If there are legal restrictions and the court or public prosecutor's office monitors the content of the mail, this can take a few days and therefore takes longer than you are used to with a normal postal delivery.