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Prisons in Brazil · World Prisons

Brazil

Prisons in Brazil

3,565 facilities in our database — page 90 of 119.

Presídio Antônio Dutra Ladeira

Brazil · RODOVIA MG 06, KM 09, S/N°, BAIRRO FAZENDA DAS LAJES

closed

Type

penitentiary

Capacity

878

Held

1,947

Overcrowded (222%)Moderate

Presídio Ary Franco

Brazil · RUA MONTEIRO DA LUZ, S/Nº - ÁGUA SANTA

Type

jail

Capacity

968

Held

1,320

Overcrowded (136%)

Presidio ASP Marcelo Francisco de Araújo - PAMFA

Brazil · Recife

Type

Estabelecimento destinado ao cumprimento de pena em regime fechado

Capacity

464

Held

—

Presídio Bangu III (Vincenzo Spagnol)

Brazil · Rio de Janeiro

Maximum

Type

State maximum-security

Capacity

—

Held

—

Presídio Carlos Tinoco Da Fonseca

Brazil · ESTRADA SANTA ROSA, S/Nº - CODIN

closed

Type

penitentiary

Capacity

922

Held

1,388

Overcrowded (151%)Moderate

Presídio Carlos Tinoco da Fonseca - SEAPCF

Brazil · Campos dos Goytacazes

Type

Estabelecimento destinado a diversos tipos de regime

Capacity

864

Held

—

Presidio Complexo Penitenciário Do Vale Do Itajaí

Brazil · ESTRADA GERAL, S/N - CANHADURA

Type

jail

Capacity

760

Held

1,365

Overcrowded (180%)Moderate

Presidio da Ilha das Pedras Brancas

Brazil

Type

—

Capacity

—

Held

—

Presídio Da Marinha

Brazil · PRAÇA BARÃO DE LADÁRIO, S/Nº - ILHA DAS COBRAS CENTRO

Type

jail

Capacity

—

Held

—

Presídio Da Policia Militar Do Estado Do Piaui

Brazil · RUA JARBAS MARTNS, S/N BAIRRO ILHOTAS

Type

jail

Capacity

Held

Under capacity (63%)Low

Presídio Da Polícia Militar Romão Gomes

Brazil · AVENIDA TENENTE JÚLIO PRADO NEVES, 451, VILA ALBERTINA

closed

Type

penitentiary

Capacity

328

Held

241

Under capacity (73%)Low

Presídio De Abaeté

Brazil · RUA 13 DE MAIO, Nº 1118, CENTRO

Type

jail

Capacity

112

Held

213

Overcrowded (190%)

Presídio de Abre Campo

Brazil · Abre Campo

Type

Estabelecimento destinado a diversos tipos de regime

Capacity

105

Held

—

Presídio De Abre Campo

Brazil · RUA CAROLINA DE ABREU COSTA, Nº 91, BAIRRO MARIA ADELAIDE

Type

jail

Capacity

138

Held

283

Overcrowded (205%)Moderate

Presídio De Açucena

Brazil · RUA PEDRO GONÇALVES DE MAGALHÃES, S/N, CENTRO

Type

jail

Capacity

Held

127

Overcrowded (144%)

Presídio de Águas Formosas

Brazil · Ãguas Formosas

Type

Estabelecimento destinado a diversos tipos de regime

Capacity

Held

—

Presídio De Águas Formosas

Brazil · RUA JOSÉ QUARESMA DA COSTA, Nº 147, CENTRO

Type

jail

Capacity

Held

116

Overcrowded (200%)Moderate

Presídio De Aimorés

Brazil · RUA DO CAMILÃO Nº 82, CENTRO

Type

jail

Capacity

Held

144

Overcrowded (171%)

Presídio De Além Paraíba

Brazil · RUA BARÃO DE GUARAREMA, Nº 112, BAIRRO SÃO JOSÉ

Type

jail

Capacity

101

Held

199

Overcrowded (197%)

Presídio De Alfenas

Brazil · RODOVIA OTTONI FERREIRA BARBOSA, KM 03, BAIRRO CHACARA SAO JUDAS TADEU

Type

jail

Capacity

510

Held

859

Overcrowded (168%)Moderate

Presídio De Almenara

Brazil · RUA BIAS FORTES, Nº 23, CENTRO

Type

jail

Capacity

107

Held

208

Overcrowded (194%)

Presidio de Anapolis

Brazil

Type

—

Capacity

—

Held

—

Presídio De Andradas

Brazil · RODOVIA VEREADOR ANTÔNIO DE LIMA VALIM, S/Nº, MG 455, KM 4, BAIRRO JARDIM IPÊ

Type

jail

Capacity

Held

246

Overcrowded (256%)

Presidio de Aracoiaba

Brazil

Type

—

Capacity

—

Held

—

Presídio de Araguari

Brazil · Araguari

Type

Estabelecimento destinado a diversos tipos de regime

Capacity

174

Held

—

Presídio De Araguari

Brazil · RUA JOÃO RODRIGUES DA CUNHA, S/Nº, BAIRRO PARQUE DOS VERDES

Type

jail

Capacity

222

Held

386

Overcrowded (174%)Moderate

Presídio De Araxá

Brazil · RUA TENENTE CORONEL HERMENEGILDO GUIMARÃES, Nº 55, BAIRRO OROZINO TEIXEIRA

Type

jail

Capacity

132

Held

265

Overcrowded (201%)

Presídio De Arcos

Brazil · AV. PROGRESSO, 2171, BAIRRO NOVA MORADA 2

Type

jail

Capacity

111

Held

225

Overcrowded (203%)

Presídio De Barão De Cocais

Brazil · ESTRADA DE ITAJURÚ, Nº 500, BAIRRO DOIS IRMÃOS

Type

jail

Capacity

Held

121

Overcrowded (181%)

Presídio De Barbacena

Brazil · RUA GENERAL CÂMARA, Nº 20, CENTRO

Type

jail

Capacity

140

Held

310

Overcrowded (221%)

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