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CERESO MEXICALI

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Capacity

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Current population

2,008

Occupancy

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Year opened

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Operational

Figures from official sources · verified 3 Jul 2026 · methodology

Facility profile

Population held

Mixed/unknown

Opened

—

Region

Baja California

Security level

—

Death-row facility

No

Conditions

Presidenta Municipal de Ensenada Mtra. Norma Alicia Bustamante Martínez Presidenta Municipal de Mexicali Lic. Román Cota Muñoz Presidente Municipal de Tecate Dr. Ismael Burgueño Ruiz Presidente Municipal de Tijuana Mtra. María del Rocio Adame Muñoz Presidenta Municipal de Playas de Rosarito C. Miriam Elizabeth Cano Núñez Presidente Municipal de Ures Mtra. Francisca Icela Córdova Gálvez Presidenta Municipal de Villa Pesqueira unicipal | No. de personas entrevistadas | | --- | --- | --- | | Baja California | Ensenada | 4 | | Mexicali | 2 | | | Tecate | 0 | | | Tijuana | 7 | | | Playas de Rosarito | 5 | | | San Quintín | 2 | | | Baja California Sur | Loreto | 3 | | Los Cabos | 2 | | | La Paz | 0 | | | Mulegé | 0 | | | Comondú | 2 | | | Sonora | Cajeme | 1 | | Carbó | 0 | | | Empalme | 1 | | | San Miguel Horcasitas (Estación Pesqueira) | 0 | | | Guaymas | 2 | | | Hermosillo Zona 1 - Centro | 1 | | | La Colorada | 0 | | | Mazatán | 0 | | | Ures | 0 | | | Villa Pesqueira | 0 | | | Total: | | 32 | 28. Para obtener información relacionada con las condiciones de privación de la libertad, se consideraron las obligaciones de las autoridades penitenciarias a la luz de los estándares nacionales e internacionales en materia de derechos humanos, así como los criterios orientadores encaminados a la prevención de la tortura; a partir de esa base, se diseñaron y aplicaron los siguientes instrumentos: el Bando de Policía y Gobierno para el Municipio de Ensenada. [...]

Visiting

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Mailing

No mailing information available.

Practical info

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Known issues

No major issues documented in our database.

Contact & address

No public contact details available.

Conditions Risk Score

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

1/100
Low concern1/100
Overcrowding
0/30
Oversight reports
1/30
Structural flags
0/15
Death signals
0/15
Conditions text
0/10

What the score is responding to:

  • · 1 oversight report in the last 5 years

This facility scores 1. The national average across 629 scored Mexico facilities is 8 — 7 points below national average.

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Reports

  • NPM-mx-cndh-mnp1 Jan 2025

    Presidenta Municipal de Ensenada Mtra. Norma Alicia Bustamante Martínez Presidenta Municipal de Mexicali Lic. Román Cota Muñoz Presidente Municipal de Tecate Dr. Ismael Burgueño Ruiz Presidente Municipal de Tijuana Mtra. María del Rocio Adame Muñoz Presidenta Municipal de Playas de Rosarito C. Miriam Elizabeth Cano Núñez Presidente Municipal de Ures Mtra. Francisca Icela Córdova Gálvez Presidenta Municipal de Villa Pesqueira unicipal | No. de personas entrevistadas | | --- | --- | --- | | Baja California | Ensenada | 4 | | Mexicali | 2 | | | Tecate | 0 | | | Tijuana | 7 | | | Playas de Rosarito | 5 | | | San Quintín | 2 | | | Baja California Sur | Loreto | 3 | | Los Cabos | 2 | | | La Paz | 0 | | | Mulegé | 0 | | | Comondú | 2 | | | Sonora | Cajeme | 1 | | Carbó | 0 | | | Empalme | 1 | | | San Miguel Horcasitas (Estación Pesqueira) | 0 | | | Guaymas | 2 | | | Hermosillo Zona 1 - Centro | 1 | | | La Colorada | 0 | | | Mazatán | 0 | | | Ures | 0 | | | Villa Pesqueira | 0 | | | Total: | | 32 | 28. Para obtener información relacionada con las condiciones de privación de la libertad, se consideraron las obligaciones de las autoridades penitenciarias a la luz de los estándares nacionales e internacionales en materia de derechos humanos, así como los criterios orientadores encaminados a la prevención de la tortura; a partir de esa base, se diseñaron y aplicaron los siguientes instrumentos: el Bando de Policía y Gobierno para el Municipio de Ensenada. [...]

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Data completeness

38%

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World Prisons. (2026). CERESO MEXICALI. Retrieved October 23, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/cereso-mexicali
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"CERESO MEXICALI." World Prisons. Accessed October 23, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/cereso-mexicali.
BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-cereso-mexicali,
  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {CERESO MEXICALI},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/cereso-mexicali},
  urldate = {2026-10-23}
}