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Mexico · Jalisco · El Salto

CEFERESO No. 2 Occidente (Puente Grande)

Federal maximum-securityMaximummaleLowHigh
Verified 21 May 2026
Fresh · 8d ago

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How to send mail, money, and visit CEFERESO No. 2 Occidente (Puente Grande)

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

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Capacity

Current population

Occupancy

Year opened

1993

Operational

Facility profile

Operator

OADPRS — Federal Penitentiary System

Population held

male

Opened

1993

Region

Jalisco

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

January 2001 escape of Joaquín 'El Chapo' Guzmán inside a laundry cart — prompted decade of escapes/reform debate.

Contact & address

Camino a Las Pintas, El Salto 45650

Conditions Risk Score

Derived signal — not a judgement. How it's calculated

5/100
Low concern5/100
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

Compared to other facilities in Mexico

141 peers
Conditions risk scorethis: 5/100 · peers avg: 8/100 (40%)

Higher risk than 0% of peer facilities in Mexico.

Data completeness

50%

How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.

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