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Botafuegos Prison

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One of the main prisons in Andalusia | | | | --- | --- | | | | | Location | [Algeciras, Spain | | | Status | Operational | | Capacity | 1500 | | Population | 1800 (as of 2007 (2007)) | | Opened | 2000; 26 years ago (2000) | | City | Algeciras | | Country | Spain | Botafuegos Prison Botafuegos Prison ( Spanish: _Cárcel de Botafuegos_) is one of the main prisons in Andalusia, located in the municipality of Algeciras. ETA (separatist group) "ETA (separatist group)") members were interred here.[\[1\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Botafuegos_Prison#cite_note-1)

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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Capacity

1,500

Current population

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Occupancy

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Year opened

2000

Operational

Facility profile

Operator

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Population held

Mixed/unknown

Opened

2000

Region

Cádiz Province

Security level

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Death-row facility

No

Conditions

No conditions summary available yet.

Visiting

No visiting information available.

Mailing

No mailing information available.

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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Compared to other facilities in Spain

282 peers
Capacity (beds)this: 1500 · peers avg: 1055 (+42%)

Data completeness

40%

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