This list consists of fictional prisons from various works of literature, film and television:
| Prison |
Location |
Appeared in |
| Abbot State Penitentiary |
Maryland |
The Suffering |
| Arkham Asylum |
Gotham City |
Batman, first app.Batman #258 (1974) |
| Ashecliffe Hospital for the Criminally Insane |
Boston Harbor Islands |
Shutter Island |
| Azkaban Prison |
North Sea, Britain |
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| Bargate Prison |
Albion |
Fable |
| Belle Reve |
Louisiana |
Suicide Squad |
| Blackgate Prison |
Gotham City |
Batman |
| HMP Blakedown |
Devon, England |
Convict 99 (1938) |
| Butcher Bay |
Unspecified Planet |
The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape From Butcher Bay |
| The Charles Montgomery Burns State Penitentiary |
Springfield |
The Simpsons |
| Cold Mountain Penitentiary |
Maine (novel); Louisiana (film) |
The Green Mile (1999) |
| Crematoria Triple-Max Prison |
Planet Crematoria |
The Chronicles of Riddick |
| HMP Crown Hill |
Midsomer (fictional county in England) |
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| Dol Guldur |
Mirkwood, Middle-earth |
The Lord of the Rings (1954) |
| East Lee S. Capable Maximum Security Prison |
New York City |
Justice Squad |
| Erewhon-Floating Prison |
Unknown |
Face/Off (1997) |
| Citadel Prison |
Golden City |
Catalyst: Agents of Change |
| Fox River State Penitentiary |
Joliet, Illinois |
Prison Break (2005) |
| Gouffre Martel |
France |
The Stars My Destination |
| Green Dolphin Street Maximum Security Prison |
Port St. Lucie, Florida |
Jojo's Bizarre Adventure Stone Ocean |
| Hang-em-all Prison |
Unknown |
The Three Stooges: In the Sweet Pie and Pie (1941) |
| Impel Down |
Calm Belt |
One Piece |
| Iron Heights |
Keystone City |
Flash: Iron Heights (2001) |
| Nova Prospekt |
Eastern Europe |
Half-Life 2 (2004) |
| HMP Larkhall |
London, England |
Bad Girls (1999–2006) |
| Oswald State Correctional Facility |
Unknown |
Oz (1997) |
| Pavelock Prison |
South Quarter, The City |
Thief: Deadly Shadows |
| The Raft |
New York |
Alias #26 |
| HMP Redford |
Weatherfield, England |
Coronation Street (2007) |
| Ravencroft Institute |
New York |
Web of Spider-Man #112 |
| Shawshank Prison |
Maine |
|
| HMP Slade |
Cumbria, England |
Porridge (1974–1977) |
| Stockton State Penitentiary |
Stockton, California |
Sons of Anarchy |
| Penitenciaría Federal de Sona |
Soná District, Veraguas, Republic of Panama |
Prison Break (2005) |
| 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 |
| Toluca Prison |
Silent Hill |
Silent Hill 2 |
| The Vannacutt Psychiatric Institute |
Los Angeles, California |
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| The Vault |
Colorado |
Avengers Annual #15 (1986) |
| The Village |
Hotel Portmeirion, Gwynedd, Wales |
The Prisoner (1967) |
| Wakefield Prison |
Arkansas |
Brubaker (1980) |
| Warrinor Prison |
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
Neighbours (1985) |
| Water Prison |
Silent Hill |
Silent Hill 4: The Room (2004) |
| Wentworth Detention Centre |
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
Prisoner (1979–1986) |
| The Ziggurat |
Paragon City, Rhode Island |
City of Heroes (comics and videogame) |