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Prisons in El Salvador · World Prisons

Prisons in El Salvador

34 facilities in our database — page 2 of 2.

La Esperanza (Mariona)

El Salvador · San Salvador

Type

Penitentiary

Capacity

5,200

Held

33,000

Overcrowded (635%)Elevated

Penal de Ciudad Barrios

El Salvador

Type

Prison

Capacity

2,000

Held

—

Penitenciaría de San Salvador

El Salvador

Type

—

Capacity

—

Held

—

Terrorism Confinement Center

El Salvador

Type

—

Capacity

—

Held

—

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