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Prisons in Brazil · World Prisons

Brazil

Prisons in Brazil

3,539 facilities in our database — page 94 of 118.

Presídio De Nova Serrana

Brazil · RUA JOSÉ PEDRO DA SILVA, Nº 255, BAIRRO FRANCISCO LUCAS

Type

jail

Capacity

138

Held

278

Overcrowded (201%)

Presídio De Novo Cruzeiro

Brazil · RUA JACINTO CARVALHO, Nº 141, CENTRO

Type

jail

Capacity

Held

138

Overcrowded (175%)

Presídio De Ouro Preto

Brazil · RUA DA SAUDADE, S/N°, BAIRRO JACUBA

Type

jail

Capacity

Held

131

Overcrowded (196%)

Presídio De Paracatu

Brazil · RUA DA CONTAGEM, S/Nº, BAIRRO PARACATUZINHO

Type

jail

Capacity

275

Held

347

Overcrowded (126%)

Presídio De Passos

Brazil · RUA TURQUESA, Nº 1792, BAIRRO JARDIM ACLIMAÇÃO

Type

jail

Capacity

250

Held

393

Overcrowded (157%)

Presídio de Pecanha

Brazil · PeÃ§anha

Type

Estabelecimento destinado a diversos tipos de regime

Capacity

129

Held

—

Presídio De Peçanha

Brazil · AV. NOSSA SENHORA DE FÁTIMA, S/Nº, BAIRRO BOMBA

Type

jail

Capacity

129

Held

125

Under capacity (97%)Low

Presídio De Pedra Azul

Brazil · TRAVESSA BRASILINO GONÇALVES, Nº 27, CENTRO

Type

jail

Capacity

Held

126

Overcrowded (252%)

Presídio de Pedro Leopoldo

Brazil · Pedro Leopoldo

Type

Estabelecimento destinado a diversos tipos de regime

Capacity

Held

—

Presídio De Perdizes

Brazil · RUA JOÃO LUCIANO BARBOSA, Nº 15, CENTRO

Type

jail

Capacity

Held

127

Overcrowded (192%)

Presídio De Pirapora

Brazil · AV. BENJAMIN CONSTANT, Nº 183, BAIRRO SANTOS DUMONT

Type

jail

Capacity

110

Held

234

Overcrowded (213%)

Presídio De Piumhi

Brazil · RUA DA LIBERDADE, Nº 240, BAIRRO COLINA

Type

jail

Capacity

149

Held

Under capacity (1%)

Presídio De Poços De Caldas

Brazil · RUA DA SAUDADE, S/Nº, BAIRRO CAMPO DA MOGIANA

Type

jail

Capacity

118

Held

160

Overcrowded (136%)

Presídio De Porteirinha

Brazil · AV. GOVERNADOR VALADARES, Nº 448, CENTRO

Type

jail

Capacity

Held

164

Overcrowded (178%)

Presídio de Porto União

Brazil · Porto UniÃ£o

Type

Estabelecimento destinado a diversos tipos de regime

Capacity

166

Held

—

Presídio De Pouso Alegre

Brazil · RUA BENTO DÓRIA RAMOS, N° 2050, BAIRRO SANTA EDVIRGES

Type

jail

Capacity

418

Held

913

Overcrowded (218%)

Presídio De Prata

Brazil · RUA PRES. ANTÔNIO CARLOS, Nº 1279, BAIRRO CRUZEIRO DO SUL

Type

jail

Capacity

Held

154

Overcrowded (156%)

Presídio De Presidente Olegário

Brazil · RUA PROF. ALFREDO BATISTA, Nº 207, BAIRRO ALEIXO ARAÚJO

Type

jail

Capacity

Held

—

Presídio De Resende Costa

Brazil · RUA DAS QUARESMEIRAS, S/Nº, BAIRRO NOVA BRASÍLIA

Type

jail

Capacity

Held

—

Presídio De Rio Pomba

Brazil · RUA MESSIAS PEREIRA BAHIA, Nº 63, BAIRRO SÃO JOSÉ

Type

jail

Capacity

139

Held

180

Overcrowded (129%)

Presidio de Rorainopolis

Brazil · Rorainopolis

Type

—

Capacity

—

Held

—

Presidio de Rorainópolis

Brazil · Rorainópolis

Type

Estabelecimento destinado a diversos tipos de regime

Capacity

175

Held

—

Presídio De Sacramento

Brazil · AV. ANÍBAL FERREIRA CÂNDIDO, Nº 444, BAIRRO ALTO BOA VISTA

Type

jail

Capacity

197

Held

194

Under capacity (98%)

Presídio De Salgueiro

Brazil · LOTEAMENTO SÃO JOSÉ - BR 232 KM 519

closed

Type

penitentiary

Capacity

202

Held

1,039

Overcrowded (514%)Moderate

Presídio de Salgueiro - PSAL

Brazil · Salgueiro

Type

Estabelecimento destinado ao cumprimento de pena em regime fechado

Capacity

606

Held

—

Presídio de Salinas

Brazil · Salinas

Type

Estabelecimento destinado a diversos tipos de regime

Capacity

Held

—

Presídio De Salinas

Brazil · RUA JOSÉ AMERICANO MENDES, Nº 234, CENTRO

Type

jail

Capacity

Held

Overcrowded (152%)Moderate

Presidio de Salvador

Brazil

Type

—

Capacity

784

Held

—

Presídio de Salvador

Brazil · Salvador

Type

Estabelecimento destinado ao recolhimento de presos provisÃ³rios

Capacity

236

Held

—

Presídio De Santa Cruz Do Capibaribe

Brazil · PE 160 - SN - CRUZ ALTA

closed

Type

penitentiary

Capacity

228

Held

544

Overcrowded (239%)Moderate

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