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Botafuegos Prison

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Background

Botafuegos Prison (Spanish: Cárcel de Botafuegos) is one of the main prisons in Andalusia, located in the municipality of Algeciras. ETA (separatist group) members were interred here.

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Operational

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Facility profile

Operator

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Population held

Mixed/unknown

Opened

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Region

Cádiz Province

Security level

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Death-row facility

No

Conditions

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Visiting

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Mailing

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Practical info

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Known issues

No major issues documented in our database.

Contact & address

Carretera del Cobre, Algeciras 11206

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World Prisons. (2026). Botafuegos Prison. Retrieved October 15, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/botafuegos-prison
Chicago
"Botafuegos Prison." World Prisons. Accessed October 15, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/botafuegos-prison.
BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-botafuegos-prison,
  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {Botafuegos Prison},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/botafuegos-prison},
  urldate = {2026-10-15}
}