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Cárcel La Picota

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Capacity

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Current population

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Occupancy

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Year opened

2000

Operational

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Facility profile

Population held

Mixed/unknown

Opened

2000

Region

Bogota, D.C

Security level

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Death-row facility

No

Conditions

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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

Official site

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World Prisons. (2026). Cárcel La Picota. Retrieved October 15, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/carcel-la-picota
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"Cárcel La Picota." World Prisons. Accessed October 15, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/carcel-la-picota.
BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-carcel-la-picota,
  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {Cárcel La Picota},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/carcel-la-picota},
  urldate = {2026-10-15}
}