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A military prison is a prison operated by a military. Military prisons are used variously to house prisoners of war, unlawful combatants, those whose freedom is deemed a national security risk by the military or national authorities, and members of the military found guilty of military offenses. There are two types: penal and confinement-oriented, where captured enemy combatants are confined for military reasons until hostilities cease.[citation needed] Most militaries have some sort of military police unit operating at the divisional level or below to perform many of the same functions as civilian police, from traffic-control to the arrest of violent offenders and the supervision of detainees and prisoners of war.
The Australian Defence Force states it has no prisons. Instead they have a single facility, the Defence Force Correctional Establishment, which aims to rehabilitate members who have been sentenced to detention for breaching military regulations or law; employees of the establishment are considered "instructors" rather than guards. Military personnel may be sent there for between 14 days' to two years' rehabilitation before returning to active duty; the average sentence is about 23 days. In addition, there are 15 detention centres located within military bases across Australia.
The Canadian Forces have one military prison, the Canadian Forces Service Prison and Detention Barracks (CFSPDB) (colloquially known as Club Ed), located at Canadian Forces Base Edmonton. Canadian Forces personnel who are convicted by military courts and receive a sentence of 14 days or more are incarcerated at CFSPDB. Men, although in the same prison, are kept separate from women. The prison is maintained and controlled by the Canadian Forces Military Police, although NCOs from various branches of the Canadian Forces serve at the prison as staff. Service personnel who are convicted of less serious offences are considered to be in "detention", and undergo a strict military routine aimed at rehabilitation for their return to regular military service, whereas personnel convicted of more serious offences are considered to be in "prison" and upon completion of their sentence they are released from the military. Serious offenders with sentences longer than two years are transferred to the Canadian federal prison system after serving 729 days, to complete their sentence in the civilian prison system, followed by release from the Canadian Forces. Any service personnel serving a sentence of 14 days or less are held in local base Military Police Detachment cells at the various Canadian Forces Bases within Canada.
The Israeli military prison of Neve Tzedek (also known as Prison 10 or Detention Base 416) is located near Kfar Yona, inside the Camp Gur military complex, and is used for the detention of military personnel who committed crimes during their service. There are also at least two Incarceration facilities run by the Israeli Defence Force, (Etzion Facility, near Gush Etzion and Shomron Facility, in Samaria) used to hold Palestinians prisoners.
In Italy the only military prison is the Carcere Militare Giudiziario located at the "Ezio Andolfato" barracks in Santa Maria Capua Vetere, part of the Organizzazione Penitenziaria Militare. It is tasked with the detention of all military personnel under custody of the Military Justice Authority, either waiting for trial or serving a Reclusione Militare ("Military detention") term, and of personnel of the civilian police forces under custody of the ordinary civilian justice that opt for the detention in the military prison instead of a civilian one
The only military prison in New Zealand is the Services Corrective Establishment (SCE) at Burnham Military Camp near Christchurch. Prior to 1995, the SCE was based at Ardmore, Auckland. The prison hosts enlisted personnel who are serving sentences with a maximum of two years. Commissioned officers and enlisted personnel sentenced to a prison term exceeding two years are sent to civilian prisons. According to lawyer Matthew Hague, the prison's regime consist of a mixture of corrective discipline and rehabilitation.
Between 2013 and 2018, nearly 140 people were detained at SCE, with an average stay of 14 days. Half of inmates were sent there for drug and alcohol offences, while 20 were sent there for assault-related offences. In August 2025, a New Zealand Defence Force soldier, who became the first New Zealander convicted of attempted espionage, was sentenced to a prison term of two years at the facility.
In addition to the Services Corrective Establishment, the NZDF has maintained cell facilities at RNZAF Base Ohakea, RNZAF Base Auckland, HMNZS Philomel and Linton Military Camp.
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Military prison
A military prison is a prison operated by a military. Military prisons are used variously to house prisoners of war, unlawful combatants, those whose freedom is deemed a national security risk by the military or national authorities, and members of the military found guilty of military offenses. There are two types: penal and confinement-oriented, where captured enemy combatants are confined for military reasons until hostilities cease.[citation needed] Most militaries have some sort of military police unit operating at the divisional level or below to perform many of the same functions as civilian police, from traffic-control to the arrest of violent offenders and the supervision of detainees and prisoners of war.
The Australian Defence Force states it has no prisons. Instead they have a single facility, the Defence Force Correctional Establishment, which aims to rehabilitate members who have been sentenced to detention for breaching military regulations or law; employees of the establishment are considered "instructors" rather than guards. Military personnel may be sent there for between 14 days' to two years' rehabilitation before returning to active duty; the average sentence is about 23 days. In addition, there are 15 detention centres located within military bases across Australia.
The Canadian Forces have one military prison, the Canadian Forces Service Prison and Detention Barracks (CFSPDB) (colloquially known as Club Ed), located at Canadian Forces Base Edmonton. Canadian Forces personnel who are convicted by military courts and receive a sentence of 14 days or more are incarcerated at CFSPDB. Men, although in the same prison, are kept separate from women. The prison is maintained and controlled by the Canadian Forces Military Police, although NCOs from various branches of the Canadian Forces serve at the prison as staff. Service personnel who are convicted of less serious offences are considered to be in "detention", and undergo a strict military routine aimed at rehabilitation for their return to regular military service, whereas personnel convicted of more serious offences are considered to be in "prison" and upon completion of their sentence they are released from the military. Serious offenders with sentences longer than two years are transferred to the Canadian federal prison system after serving 729 days, to complete their sentence in the civilian prison system, followed by release from the Canadian Forces. Any service personnel serving a sentence of 14 days or less are held in local base Military Police Detachment cells at the various Canadian Forces Bases within Canada.
The Israeli military prison of Neve Tzedek (also known as Prison 10 or Detention Base 416) is located near Kfar Yona, inside the Camp Gur military complex, and is used for the detention of military personnel who committed crimes during their service. There are also at least two Incarceration facilities run by the Israeli Defence Force, (Etzion Facility, near Gush Etzion and Shomron Facility, in Samaria) used to hold Palestinians prisoners.
In Italy the only military prison is the Carcere Militare Giudiziario located at the "Ezio Andolfato" barracks in Santa Maria Capua Vetere, part of the Organizzazione Penitenziaria Militare. It is tasked with the detention of all military personnel under custody of the Military Justice Authority, either waiting for trial or serving a Reclusione Militare ("Military detention") term, and of personnel of the civilian police forces under custody of the ordinary civilian justice that opt for the detention in the military prison instead of a civilian one
The only military prison in New Zealand is the Services Corrective Establishment (SCE) at Burnham Military Camp near Christchurch. Prior to 1995, the SCE was based at Ardmore, Auckland. The prison hosts enlisted personnel who are serving sentences with a maximum of two years. Commissioned officers and enlisted personnel sentenced to a prison term exceeding two years are sent to civilian prisons. According to lawyer Matthew Hague, the prison's regime consist of a mixture of corrective discipline and rehabilitation.
Between 2013 and 2018, nearly 140 people were detained at SCE, with an average stay of 14 days. Half of inmates were sent there for drug and alcohol offences, while 20 were sent there for assault-related offences. In August 2025, a New Zealand Defence Force soldier, who became the first New Zealander convicted of attempted espionage, was sentenced to a prison term of two years at the facility.
In addition to the Services Corrective Establishment, the NZDF has maintained cell facilities at RNZAF Base Ohakea, RNZAF Base Auckland, HMNZS Philomel and Linton Military Camp.