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Mexico · Estado de México · Almoloya de Juárez

CEFERESO No. 1 Altiplano

Federal centro penitenciarioMaximummaleHigh
Verified 30 May 2026
Fresh · 1mo ago

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How to send mail, money, and visit CEFERESO No. 1 Altiplano

Step-by-step guidance using the Mexico system — addresses, money services, visit booking, what to bring on your first visit.

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Mexico's flagship maximum-security federal prison. Holds senior cartel leaders.

Capacity

844

Current population

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Occupancy

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Year opened

1991

Operational

Facility profile

Operator

OADPRS — 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

Carretera Federal Toluca-Almoloya s/n, Almoloya de Juárez 50900
Official site

Conditions Risk Score

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Compared to other facilities in Mexico

628 peers
Capacity (beds)this: 844 · peers avg: 780 (+8%)

Data completeness

64%

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