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Carabanchel Prison

Closed 2008Low
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Aging · 5mo ago
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    Photo by Mánel from Madrid, Spain via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0)

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    Photo by gaelx from Madrid / A Coruña via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0)

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    Photo by Mánel from Madrid, Spain via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0)

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    Photo by gaelx from Madrid / A Coruña via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0)

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    Photo by Mánel from Madrid, Spain via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0)

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    Photo by Mánel from Madrid, Spain via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0)

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    Photo by gaelx from Madrid / A Coruña via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0)

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    Photo by Mánel from Madrid, Spain via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Background

Carabanchel Prison (Spanish: Cárcel de Carabanchel) was a prison located in the Carabanchel neighbourhood of Madrid, Spain. It was opened in Francoist Spain in 1944 to house political prisoners after the Spanish Civil War. Carabanchel Prison was one of the biggest prisons in Europe until its closure in 1998 and its demolition in 2008.

Source: Wikipedia article lead, CC-BY-SA.

Capacity

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Current population

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Occupancy

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Year opened

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Closed 2008

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Facility profile

Operator

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Population held

Mixed/unknown

Opened

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Region

Madrid

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

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Notable inmates

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Contact & address

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APA
World Prisons. (2026). Carabanchel Prison. Retrieved October 20, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/carabanchel-prison
Chicago
"Carabanchel Prison." World Prisons. Accessed October 20, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/carabanchel-prison.
BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-carabanchel-prison,
  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {Carabanchel Prison},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/carabanchel-prison},
  urldate = {2026-10-20}
}