Câmara Municipal, Cadeia Comarcã e Torre do Relógio de Messejana
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Capacity
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Current population
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Occupancy
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Year opened
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Operational
Figures from official sources · verified 3 Jul 2026 · methodology
Facility profile
Operator
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Population held
Mixed/unknown
Opened
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Region
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Security level
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Death-row facility
No
Conditions
(12 beds in a room located right next to the post), since the vast major- ity of agents is from the municipality of Évora). The functioning of the agents’ equipment was also verified, with the realization that the computer tools are recently installed. There were some constraints regarding the procedural management system. The sanitary facilities are not prepared for persons with disabilities. The locker rooms are shared by the staff affected at the Territorial Post. The cafeteria is closed, waiting for intervention next year. Anyway, there is an area duly prepared for meals, once the military agents bring food with them from home. There were no detainees identified at the time of the visit; consequently, the investiga- tion was focused in the specifics of transporting patients in compulsory inpatient. Despite the existence of three vehicles, patients are normally conducted to medical institutions in ambulances, in the context of a protocol concluded by the General Command with the health authorities. Notwithstanding the occurrence of a denial of service a situation (due of financial responsibilities), anomalies in the process were not reported, once the conditions under which the transportation should be carried out must be defined by the warrants. Following the information given by the Chief Officer, it was also visited the Territorial Post of Arraiolos, with the purpose of visiting the respective detention area. There were two individual active cells. Both cells have [...]
Visiting
No visiting information available.
Mailing
No mailing information available.
Practical info
Contact the operator's website for inmate-specific procedures.
Known issues
The National Preventive Mechanism (NPM) conducted an inspection in 2015. The report highlights that sanitary facilities are not accessible for persons with disabilities.
Contact & address
No public contact details available.
Conditions Risk Score
Derived signal — not a judgement. How it's calculated
- Overcrowding
- 0/30
- Oversight reports
- 0/30
- Structural flags
- 5/15
- Death signals
- 0/15
- Conditions text
- 0/10
What the score is responding to:
- · Substantial documented known-issues record
Related facilities
Same country, matched on type + security level where possible.
Reports
- NPM-provedor1 Jan 2015
(12 beds in a room located right next to the post), since the vast major- ity of agents is from the municipality of Évora). The functioning of the agents’ equipment was also verified, with the realization that the computer tools are recently installed. There were some constraints regarding the procedural management system. The sanitary facilities are not prepared for persons with disabilities. The locker rooms are shared by the staff affected at the Territorial Post. The cafeteria is closed, waiting for intervention next year. Anyway, there is an area duly prepared for meals, once the military agents bring food with them from home. There were no detainees identified at the time of the visit; consequently, the investiga- tion was focused in the specifics of transporting patients in compulsory inpatient. Despite the existence of three vehicles, patients are normally conducted to medical institutions in ambulances, in the context of a protocol concluded by the General Command with the health authorities. Notwithstanding the occurrence of a denial of service a situation (due of financial responsibilities), anomalies in the process were not reported, once the conditions under which the transportation should be carried out must be defined by the warrants. Following the information given by the Chief Officer, it was also visited the Territorial Post of Arraiolos, with the purpose of visiting the respective detention area. There were two individual active cells. Both cells have [...]
Data completeness
26%How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.
Sources
- Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikidata (Q112524381)
- Wikimedia Commons
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.
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World Prisons. (2026). Câmara Municipal, Cadeia Comarcã e Torre do Relógio de Messejana. Retrieved October 15, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/camara-municipal-cadeia-comarca-e-torre-do-relogio-de-messejana
"Câmara Municipal, Cadeia Comarcã e Torre do Relógio de Messejana." World Prisons. Accessed October 15, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/camara-municipal-cadeia-comarca-e-torre-do-relogio-de-messejana.
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