Argentina · Buenos Aires
Clandestine Center of Detention, Torture and Extermination
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Photo by Mauricio V. Genta via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)
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Photo by Mauricio V. Genta via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)
Photo by Mauricio V. Genta via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)
Photo by Mauricio V. Genta via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)
Photo by Mauricio V. Genta via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)
Photo by Mauricio V. Genta via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)
Photo by Mauricio V. Genta via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)
Capacity
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Current population
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Occupancy
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Year opened
1976
Closed 1983
Figures from official sources · verified 29 May 2026 · methodology
Facility profile
Operator
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Population held
Mixed/unknown
Opened
1976
Region
Buenos Aires
Security level
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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
Pilar Calveiro1953 · political scientistPilar Calveiro (born 7 September 1953) is an Argentine political scientist, a doctor of political science residing in Mexico.
Floreal Edgardo Avellaneda1960–1976 · politician
Azucena Villaflor1924–1977 · human rights defenderAzucena Villaflor (7 April 1924 â 10 December 1977) was an Argentine activist and one of the founders of the Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo, a human rights organisation which looks for the victims of enforced disappearances during Argentina's Dirty War.
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- Ángela María Aieta1921–1976 · activist
Silvia Labayrú1950 · dancer
Carlos Bonavita Espínola1933 · writer
Source: Wikidata + Wikipedia.
Contact & address
No public contact details available.
Conditions Risk Score
Derived signal — not a judgement. How it's calculated
Related facilities
Same country, matched on type + security level where possible.
Data completeness
16%How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.
Sources
- Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikidata (Q16563751)
- Wikimedia Commons
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.
Cite this page
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World Prisons. (2026). Clandestine Center of Detention, Torture and Extermination. Retrieved October 28, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/clandestine-center-of-detention-torture-and-extermination
"Clandestine Center of Detention, Torture and Extermination." World Prisons. Accessed October 28, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/clandestine-center-of-detention-torture-and-extermination.
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