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Prisons in Brazil · World Prisons

Prisons in Brazil

3,565 facilities in our database — page 115 of 119.

UNIDADE PRISIONAL DO PURAQUEQUARA - Capital

Brazil · Manaus

Type

Estabelecimento destinado ao recolhimento de presos provisÃ³rios

Capacity

614

Held

1,100

Overcrowded (179%)Moderate

UNIDADE PRISIONAL ELIAS ALVES DA SILVA

Brazil · Itaitinga

Type

Estabelecimento destinado a diversos tipos de regime

Capacity

1,100

Held

—

Unidade Prisional Especial De Planaltina

Brazil · RUA 11, SETOR OESTE, PLANALTINA-GO

Type

penitentiary

Capacity

388

Held

135

Under capacity (35%)Low

Unidade Prisional Especial Núcleo de Custódia

Brazil · Aparecida de GoiÃ¢nia

Type

Estabelecimento destinado a diversos tipos de regime

Capacity

88

Held

—

Unidade Prisional Especial Núcleo De Custódia

Brazil · BR 153 KM 611 ÁREA INDUSTRIAL

Type

penitentiary

Capacity

87

Held

61

Under capacity (70%)Low

Unidade Prisional Estadual De Aguas Lindas

Brazil · R. ABAETÉ, 1227-1401 - PARQUE DA BARRAGEM

Type

jail

Capacity

133

Held

203

Overcrowded (153%)Moderate

Unidade Prisional Estadual De Anapolis

Brazil · AV. RAIMUNDO CARLOS COSTA SILVA, S/N, QD. 12, B. JARDIM DAS AMERICAS III ETAPA

Type

penitentiary

Capacity

300

Held

145

Under capacity (48%)

Unidade Prisional Estadual De Formosa

Brazil · PRAÇA DA LIBERDADE

Type

jail

Capacity

300

Held

193

Under capacity (64%)

Unidade Prisional Estadual De Segurança Máxima Do Estado Do Ceará

Brazil · UNNAMED ROAD - CAMARÁ, AQUIRAZ - CE, 61700-000

Type

penitentiary

Capacity

168

Held

12

Under capacity (7%)Low

Unidade Prisional Feminina Da 6ª Regional De Rio Verde

Brazil · KM 2,5 ZONA RURAL

Type

penitentiary

Capacity

102

Held

110

Overcrowded (108%)Low

Unidade Prisional Feminina De Palmas

Brazil · RUA CASTRO ALVES, LOTES 2 E 3, SETOR BELA VISTA, TAQUARALTO

Type

jail

Capacity

40

Held

56

Overcrowded (140%)Low

UNIDADE PRISIONAL FEMININA DESEMBARGADORA AURI MOURA COSTA

Brazil · Aquiraz

Type

Outro : Unidade Prisional Feminina

Capacity

1,033

Held

—

Unidade Prisional Feminina De Sobral

Brazil · RUA CEL. FREDERICO GOMES, 1030 -CENTRO

Type

jail

Capacity

154

Held

151

Under capacity (98%)

UNIDADE PRISIONAL FEMININA DO CRATO

Brazil · Crato

Type

Estabelecimento destinado ao recolhimento de presos provisÃ³rios

Capacity

140

Held

—

Unidade Prisional Goianésia

Brazil · Goianésia

Type

Estabelecimento destinado ao cumprimento de pena em regime fechado

Capacity

220

Held

—

Unidade Prisional Irmã Imelda Lima Pontes

Brazil · BR 116, KM 27 %U2013 ITAITINGA-CE.

Type

jail

Capacity

184

Held

216

Overcrowded (117%)Low

UNIDADE PRISIONAL IRMÃ IMELDA LIMA PONTES

Brazil · Aquiraz

Type

Estabelecimento destinado ao cumprimento de pena em regime fechado

Capacity

184

Held

—

Unidade Prisional João Lucena Leite

Brazil · RUA PADRE JOSÉ MARIA PENA,1639 BAIRRO SÃO PEDRO

Type

penitentiary

Capacity

33

Held

52

Overcrowded (158%)Moderate

UNIDADE PRISIONAL MASCULINA DE JUAZEIRO DO NORTE

Brazil · Juazeiro do Norte

Type

Estabelecimento destinado ao recolhimento de presos provisÃ³rios

Capacity

272

Held

—

UNIDADE PRISIONAL PROFESSOR CLODOALDO PINTO

Brazil · Itaitinga

Type

Estabelecimento destinado a diversos tipos de regime

Capacity

952

Held

—

UNIDADE PRISIONAL PROFESSOR JOSÃ SOBREIRA AMORIM

Brazil · Itaitinga

Type

Estabelecimento destinado a diversos tipos de regime

Capacity

778

Held

—

Unidade Prisional Professor José Sobreira De Amorim

Brazil · BR 116 - KM 27

Type

penitentiary

Capacity

775

Held

1,125

Overcrowded (145%)Low

UNIDADE PRISIONAL PROFESSOR OLAVO OLIVEIRA II

Brazil · Itaitinga

Type

Estabelecimento destinado a diversos tipos de regime

Capacity

1,344

Held

—

Unidade Prisional Regional Casa De Prisão Provisória

Brazil · BR 153, KM 1292, AREA INDUSTRIAL

Type

jail

Capacity

1,768

Held

2,344

Overcrowded (133%)Low

Unidade Prisional Regional Casa De Prisão Provisória De Formosa

Brazil · PARQUE LAGUNA II, RUA SEM NOME - ATRAS DO CIOPS.

Type

jail

Capacity

132

Held

337

Overcrowded (255%)Moderate

Unidade Prisional Regional Casa De Prisão Provisória De Luziânia

Brazil · AVENIDA JÚLIO MEIRELES Nº 300, S. VEIGA

Type

penitentiary

Capacity

187

Held

281

Overcrowded (150%)Moderate

Unidade Prisional Regional Casa De Prisão Provisória De Rio Verde

Brazil · KM 2,5 ZONA RURAL

Type

penitentiary

Capacity

307

Held

628

Overcrowded (205%)Moderate

Unidade Prisional Regional Casa Do Albergado Guimaraes Natal

Brazil · AV. VENEZA, QD. 45, LTS 10 A 18, JD EUROPA

Type

—

Capacity

94

Held

43

Under capacity (46%)Low

Unidade Prisional Regional Coronel Odenir Guimarães

Brazil · BR 153 KM 611 AREA INDUSTRIAL

Type

penitentiary

Capacity

1,939

Held

2,496

Overcrowded (129%)Low

Unidade Prisional Regional De Acreúna

Brazil · CIDADE DE ACREÚNA

Type

jail

Capacity

64

Held

133

Overcrowded (208%)

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