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Prisons in Brazil · World Prisons

Prisons in Brazil

3,565 facilities in our database — page 84 of 119.

Penitenciária Laércio Da Costa Pelegrino

Brazil · ESTRADA GENERAL EMÍLIO MAURELL FILHO, S/Nº - GERICINÓ

Type

penitentiary

Capacity

48

Held

27

Under capacity (56%)

Penitenciária Laércio da Costa Pelegrino - SEAPLP

Brazil · Rio de Janeiro

Type

Estabelecimento destinado ao cumprimento de pena em regime fechado

Capacity

48

Held

—

Penitenciária Lemos Brito

Brazil · ESTRADA GENERAL EMÍLIO MAURELL FILHO, S/Nº - GERICINÓ

Type

penitentiary

Capacity

512

Held

658

Overcrowded (129%)

Penitenciária Lemos Brito - SEAPLB

Brazil · Rio de Janeiro

Type

Estabelecimento destinado a diversos tipos de regime

Capacity

512

Held

—

Penitenciária Luís Gonzaga Rebelo

Brazil · RUA TONY RAMOS S/N, BAIRRO CAIXA D'AGUA

Type

penitentiary

Capacity

143

Held

344

Overcrowded (241%)Moderate

Penitenciária "Luiz Gonzaga Vieira" de Pirajuí II

Brazil · Pirajuí

Type

Estabelecimento destinado ao cumprimento de pena em regime fechado

Capacity

1,310

Held

—

Penitenciária Masculina

Brazil · Macapá

Type

Estabelecimento destinado ao cumprimento de pena em regime fechado

Capacity

550

Held

—

Penitenciária Masculina Baldomero Calvacanti De Oliveira

Brazil · BR. 104, KM 14 - S/N

Type

penitentiary

Capacity

892

Held

1,344

Overcrowded (151%)Moderate

PENITENCIÃRIA MASCULINA BALDOMERO CAVALCANTI DE OLIVEIRA

Brazil · Maceió

Type

Estabelecimento destinado ao cumprimento de pena em regime fechado

Capacity

892

Held

—

Penitenciária Masculina De Bernardino De Campos

Brazil · RODOVIA RAPOSO TAVARES, SP. 270 - KM. 338 - ZONA RURAL

Type

penitentiary

Capacity

871

Held

1,417

Overcrowded (163%)Moderate

Penitenciária Masculina De Capela Do Alto

Brazil · RODOVIA RAPOSO TAVARES (SP270) KM. 134,1

Type

penitentiary

Capacity

847

Held

1,426

Overcrowded (168%)Moderate

Penitenciária Masculina De Cerqueira César

Brazil · ROD. SALIM ANTONIO CURIATI, SP 245 - KM 21,6

Type

penitentiary

Capacity

—

Held

—

Penitenciária Masculina de Criciúma - Penitenciária SUL

Brazil · Criciúma

Type

Estabelecimento destinado ao cumprimento de pena em regime fechado

Capacity

726

Held

—

Penitenciária Masculina De Florínea

Brazil · RODOVIA MIGUEL JUBRAN, S/Nº - ZONA RURAL

Type

penitentiary

Capacity

847

Held

1,414

Overcrowded (167%)Moderate

Penitenciária Masculina de Luziânia

Brazil · LuziÃ¢nia

Type

Estabelecimento destinado ao cumprimento de pena em regime fechado

Capacity

188

Held

—

Penitenciária Masculina De Mairinque

Brazil · ESTRADA MUNICIPAL SININDU, 6.905

Type

penitentiary

Capacity

847

Held

1,443

Overcrowded (170%)Moderate

Penitenciária Masculina de Manaus (Puraquequara)

Brazil · Manaus

Type

State pretrial

Capacity

—

Held

—

Penitenciária Masculina De Taquarituba

Brazil · RODOVIA EDUARDO SAIGH (SP 255), KM. 326 300

Type

penitentiary

Capacity

871

Held

1,377

Overcrowded (158%)Moderate

Penitenciária Masculina De Tubarão

Brazil · ESTRADA GERAL DO BOM PASTOR

Type

penitentiary

Capacity

702

Held

920

Overcrowded (131%)

Penitenciária Milton Dias Moreira

Brazil · RUA FLORENÇA, S/Nº - JARDIM BELO HORIZONTE / ENGENHEIRO PEDREIRA / MARAJOARA

Type

penitentiary

Capacity

884

Held

1,901

Overcrowded (215%)Moderate

Penitenciária Mista Juiz Fontes Ibiapina

Brazil · AV. ALVAROS MENDES, S/N, NOVA PARNAIBA

Type

penitentiary

Capacity

190

Held

688

Overcrowded (362%)Moderate

PENITENCIÃRIA MISTA JUIZ FONTES IBIAPINA

Brazil · Parnaíba

Type

Estabelecimento destinado ao cumprimento de pena em regime fechado

Capacity

176

Held

—

Penitenciária Modelo (Aracaju)

Brazil

Type

—

Capacity

—

Held

—

Penitenciária Modelo De João Pessoa Pb I E Pb Ii (Recem Inaugurada)

Brazil · MANGABEIRA 8

Type

penitentiary

Capacity

640

Held

642

Overcrowded (100%)Low

Penitenciária Modelo Des. Flóscolo Da Nóbrega (Róger)

Brazil · RUA CONCEIÇÃO CABRAL S/N

Type

penitentiary

Capacity

797

Held

830

Overcrowded (104%)Low

Penitenciaria Modulada de Ijui

Brazil

Type

—

Capacity

—

Held

—

Penitenciária Modulada Estadual De Charqueadas

Brazil · RS 401, KM 16 S/N°

Type

penitentiary

Capacity

976

Held

1,681

Overcrowded (172%)

Penitenciária Modulada Estadual De Ijuí

Brazil · RUA 19 DE OUTUBRO, N° 2583

Type

penitentiary

Capacity

466

Held

869

Overcrowded (186%)Moderate

Penitenciária Modulada Estadual de Montenegro

Brazil · Montenegro

Type

Estabelecimento destinado ao cumprimento de pena em regime fechado

Capacity

976

Held

—

Penitenciária Modulada Estadual De Montenegro

Brazil · BR 386 - KM 426 - ESTRADA DO PESQUEIRO

Type

penitentiary

Capacity

976

Held

1,836

Overcrowded (188%)Moderate

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