Mexico · Estado de México · Almoloya de Juárez
CEFERESO No. 1 Altiplano
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Mexico's flagship maximum-security federal prison. Holds senior cartel leaders.
Capacity
844
Current population
—
Occupancy
—
Year opened
1991
Operational
Figures from official sources · verified 30 May 2026 · methodology
Facility profile
Operator
OADPRS â Federal (SSPC)Population held
male
Opened
1991
Region
Estado de México
Security level
Maximum
Death-row facility
No
Conditions
No conditions summary available yet.
Visiting
No visiting information available.
Mailing
No mailing information available.
Practical info
Contact the operator's website for inmate-specific procedures.
Known issues
No major issues documented in our database.
Notable inmates
Joaquín 'El Chapo' Guzmán (escaped 2015, recaptured 2016, extradited 2017), Rafael Caro Quintero (re-arrested 2022).
Contact & address
Conditions Risk Score
Derived signal — not a judgement. How it's calculated
Related facilities
Same country, matched on type + security level where possible.
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- CEFERESO No. 12 CPS GuanajuatoOcampoMaximumFederal centro penitenciario
- CEFERESO No. 13 CPS OaxacaFederal centro penitenciario
- CEFERESO No. 17 CPS MichoacánFederal centro penitenciario
- CEFERESO No. 8 Nor-PonienteFederal centro penitenciario
Compared to other facilities in Mexico
628 peersData completeness
64%How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.
Sources
- OADPRS â Altiplano
- OADPRS Cuaderno Mensual â Información EstadÃstica Penitenciaria Nacional — SecretarÃa de Seguridad y Protección Ciudadana (Mexico)
- Sistema Penitenciario Federal y estatales â México (consolidated) — Ãrgano Administrativo Desconcentrado de Prevención y Readaptación Social + state penitentiary agencies
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.
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World Prisons. (2026). CEFERESO No. 1 Altiplano. Retrieved October 15, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/cefereso-no-1-altiplano
"CEFERESO No. 1 Altiplano." World Prisons. Accessed October 15, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/cefereso-no-1-altiplano.
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