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Chester County Prison
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Chester County Prison is a county jail located in Chester County, Pennsylvania. Rated capacity: 1,137. Reported population: 812. Security level: Maximum. Data sourced from the HIFLD Prison Boundaries open dataset.
Background
Chester County Prison is a prison operated by Chester County, Pennsylvania, located in Pocopson Township, with a West Chester, Pennsylvania postal address. It has the capacity to hold 1,100 inmates, both men and women, and as of June 30, 2023, has a population of 702. The county prison drew national attention with the escape of inmate and Brazilian native Danilo Cavalcante on August 31, 2023. After a 14-day Manhunt by the authorities, Danilo Cavalcante was apprehended under a pile of wood near South Coventry Township, Pennsylvania, on September 13, 2023.
Source: Wikipedia article lead, CC-BY-SA.
Capacity
1,137
Current population
812
Occupancy
71%
Year opened
—
Operational
Figures from official sources · verified 2 Jun 2026 · methodology
Facility profile
Population held
Mixed/unknown
Opened
—
Region
Pennsylvania
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
Danilo Cavalcante1989Danilo Souza Cavalcante (Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation: [dÉËnilu ËsowzÉ kavawËkÉÌtÊi]; born July 3, 1989) is a Brazilian national accused of murder in the Brazilian state of Tocantins and a convicted murderer in the U.S.
Source: Wikidata + Wikipedia.
Contact & address
Conditions Risk Score
Derived signal — not a judgement. How it's calculated
0/100
Low concern0/100
- Overcrowding
- 0/30
- Oversight reports
- 0/30
- Structural flags
- 0/15
- Death signals
- 0/15
- Conditions text
- 0/10
This facility scores 0. The national average across 7,437 scored United States facilities is 2 — 2 points below national average.
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Compared to other facilities in United States
7436 peersOccupancythis: 71% · peers avg: 93% (23%)
Capacity (beds)this: 1137 · peers avg: 547 (+108%)
Data completeness
74%How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.
Sources
- HIFLD Prison Boundaries
- HIFLD dataset query
- HIFLD Prison Boundaries — US Department of Homeland Security â HIFLD Open Data
- Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikidata (Q122352689)
- Wikipedia
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.
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APA
World Prisons. (2026). Chester County Prison. Retrieved July 21, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/chester-county-prison
Chicago
"Chester County Prison." World Prisons. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/chester-county-prison.
BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-chester-county-prison,
author = {{World Prisons}},
title = {Chester County Prison},
year = {2026},
url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/chester-county-prison},
urldate = {2026-07-21}
}