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Colonia Penal Federal Islas Marías (historic)

Federal penal colony (decommissioned)MixedmixedClosed 2019High
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Mexico's island penal colony, 110 km off Nayarit. Closed February 2019 by presidential decree; converted to an environmental education centre.

Capacity

Current population

Occupancy

Year opened

1905

Closed 2019

Facility profile

Operator

Federal Penitentiary System (closed)

Population held

mixed

Opened

1905

Region

Nayarit (Islas Marías)

Security level

Mixed

Death-row facility

No

Conditions

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Visiting

No visiting information available.

Mailing

No mailing information available.

Practical info

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Known issues

No major issues documented in our database.

Contact & address

Isla María Madre, Islas Marías 63729

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Data completeness

58%

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