Americas · South America
Colombia
Constitutional Court declared the prison system in an 'unconstitutional state of affairs' in 2013; rulings updated 2018, 2024.
Data is aggregated from public sources and may be incomplete or out of date. Always verify with primary sources before acting on any figure. See data sources.
Prison population
102,634
Year: 2026
Rate per 100,000
197
Per 100,000 residents
Occupancy
126.7%
Above design capacity
Pre-trial / remand
17.8%
Share not yet sentenced
Female prisoners
5.7%
Foreign nationals
1.2%
Conditions risk — across 159 facilities
Average of our computed Conditions Risk Score across the country's facilities. Methodology · Browse highest-risk
How Colombia compares
vs Americas (9) & global averagesThe vertical ticks mark the global (grey) and regional (amber) means. Bars are clipped at the high end for readability.
Prison population over time
Annual figures, latest survey yearReform in Colombia
All reform →Laws, programmes, and pilots changing how Colombia incarcerates — plus relevant research.
- Co-housing for incarcerated mothers and infants2006–ongoing
conditions · active
Colombia permits children up to age three to live with their incarcerated mothers in specialised wings of women's prisons, with creche facilities, paediatric health care, and family-visit programmes.
Prisons in Colombia
Browse all 159 →159 facilities in our database — showing the first 24.
Antigua Carcel Municipal Zaragoza
Colombia
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Antiguo Centro Carcelario Para Mujeres
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Berlin
Colombia
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camp de concentration de Sabaneta
Colombia
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Carcel
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Carcel (EPMSC Aguachica)
Colombia · Aguachica Cesar
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Carcel de Anserma
Colombia
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Carcel de Bellavista
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Carcel de Buenaventura - (EPMSC Buenaventura)
Colombia · Buenaventura
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Carcel de Duitama (EPMSC Duitama)
Colombia · Duitama
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Carcel de Leticia (EPMSC Leticia)
Colombia · Leticia
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Carcel de Maxima Seguridad de Itagui (EPC La Paz)
Colombia · Itagüí
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Carcel de Maxima Seguridad de Palogordo
Colombia
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Carcel de Menores
Colombia
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Carcel de Mujeres - El Buen Pastor
Colombia · Barranquilla
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Carcel de Mujeres de Bucaramanga
Colombia · Bucaramanga
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Carcel de mujeres La Badea
Colombia · Dosquebradas
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Carcel de Pedregal
Colombia · Pedregal Antioquia
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Carcel de Picalena (COIBA Ibague)
Colombia · Ibagué
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Carcel de Rivera (EPMSC Neiva)
Colombia · Rivera
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Carcel de Sabanalarga (EC Sabanalarga)
Colombia
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Carcel de San Diego
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Data completeness
100%Score based on how many fields are populated. We surface this so you know where the gaps are.
- National population
- 52,210,0002026
- Source-verified
- 20 May 2026
- Source links
- 1 cited
Sources
Direct citations for the figures on this page.
- Primary reference
- World Prison Brief (ICPS, Birkbeck) — Institute for Crime & Justice Policy Research
- See /data-sources for our methodology.