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Top 30 worldwide — sourced from World Prison Brief and national statistics.

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Coverage note: Only 1% of records have data for this metric. Rankings reflect the available data only.
#FacilityCountryPopulationCapacityOccupancy
1La Esperanza (Mariona)San Salvador DepartmentEl Salvador33,0005,200635%
2New Bilibid PrisonMetro ManilaPhilippines30,7016,345484%
3New Bilibid PrisonMetro ManilaPhilippines27,0006,345426%
4Tihar JailDelhiIndia18,00010,026180%
5Establecimiento Penitenciario de LuriganchoLimaPeru10,0913,204315%
6Manila City Jail - Male DormitoryMetro ManilaPhilippines9,7951,000980%
7Central Jail LahorePunjabPakistan9,6214,028239%
8Klong Prem Central PrisonBangkokThailand9,5007,000136%
9Central Jail Rawalpindi (Adiala)PunjabPakistan8,4503,500241%
10Central Jail KarachiSindhPakistan8,2005,000164%
11Pollsmoor Maximum Security PrisonWestern CapeSouth Africa7,8004,336180%
12RECLUSORIO PREVENTIVO VARONIL ORIENTECiudad de MéxicoMexico7,5586,208122%
13Bang Kwang Central PrisonNonthaburi ProvinceThailand7,5005,000150%
14Woodman State JailTexasUnited States6,478900720%
15Presídio De IgarassuPEBrazil6,0871,226496%
16เรือนจำกลางระยองRayongThailand6,0003,000200%
17Ca Substance Abuse Treatment Facility (Satf)CaliforniaUnited States5,8433,424171%
18Central Jail FaisalabadPunjabPakistan5,8002,200264%
19Central Jail HaripurKhyber PakhtunkhwaPakistan5,5002,000275%
20ASPC - LewisAZUnited States5,4805,374102%
21Establecimiento Penitenciario de Trujillo El MilagroLa LibertadPeru5,4801,400391%
22ASPC - EymanAZUnited States5,2935,040105%
23Central Jail MultanPunjabPakistan5,2002,100248%
24Muntinlupa City Jail - Male DormitoryMetro ManilaPhilippines5,1452322218%
25Wasco State Prison (Wsp)CaliforniaUnited States5,1272,984172%
26ASPC - TucsonAZUnited States5,0774,900104%
27Correctional Training Facility (Ctf)CaliforniaUnited States4,9833,312150%
28Centre pénitentiaire de Fleury MerogisDISP ParisFrance4,8882,820173%
29Central Jail PeshawarKhyber PakhtunkhwaPakistan4,8001,200400%
30ASPC - YumaAZUnited States4,7853,200150%

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