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 |
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| Azkaban Prison | North Sea, Britain | |
| Balduq Prison | Gllia | Ys IX: Monstrum Nox |
| Bargate Prison | Albion | Fable (2004) |
| Belle Reve | Louisiana |
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| 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) |
| HMP Brackerley | Yorkshire, England | Brackerley Prison Mysteries (2021–present) |
| HMP Broadmarsh | London, England | Dead Boss (2012) |
| Butcher Bay | Unspecified planet | The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape From Butcher Bay (2004) |
| Checkpoint 19 | Zubrowka | The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) |
| Citadel Prison | Golden City | Catalyst: Agents of Change (1994) |
| Cochlea Ghoul Detention Center | Tokyo, 23rd ward | Tokyo Ghoul (2011) |
| Coldridge Prison | Dunwall | Dishonored (2012) |
| Cold Mountain Penitentiary | Louisiana (film) |
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| Cragscleft Prison | Mountains around The City | Thief: The Dark Project (1998) |
| Crematoria Triple-Max Prison | Planet Crematoria | The Chronicles of Riddick (2004) |
| HMP Crown Hill | Midsomer (fictional county in England) |
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| 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) |
| Elliott Bay Penitentiary | Seattle, Washington | The Killing (U.S. TV series) (2013) |
| 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 | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | Neighbours (1985) |
| Gouffre Martel | France | The Stars My Destination (1956) |
| Green Dolphin Street Maximum Security Prison | Port St. Lucie, Florida | Jojo's Bizarre Adventure Stone Ocean (2000) |
| 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 | Mafia II (2010) |
| Helena | Endiness | Legend of Dragoon (1999) |
| 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 | 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) |
| 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 | 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) |
| Penitenciaría Federal de Sona | Soná District, Veraguas, Republic of Panama | Prison Break (2005) |
| 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) |
| 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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| Ryall State Prison | Maine | Silent Hill: Downpour (2012) |
| Seravno Prison | Svardia? | Mission: Impossible episode "Old Man Out" (1966) |
| 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) |
| HMP Slade | Cumbria, England | Porridge (1974–1977), Birds of a Feather – TV series (1995) |
| South Park County Jail | South Park | South Park episode "Season Finale" (2019) |
| Slabside Maximum Security Prison | Star City, United States | Arrow (2017–2019) |
| 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 | 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 | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | Neighbours (1985) |
| Water Prison | Silent Hill | Silent Hill 4: The Room (2004) |
| Wentworth Detention Centre or Wentworth Correctional Centre | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
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| The Wheel of Kharnabar | Sibornal, Helliconia | Helliconia Winter (1985) |
| 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) |