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Unidade Prisional de Ressocialização Feminina (Complexo de Pedrinhas)
Estabelecimento destinado a diversos tipos de regimeMixedmaleLowHigh
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Capacity
348
Current population
—
Occupancy
—
Year opened
—
Operational
Figures from official sources · verified 30 May 2026 · methodology
Facility profile
Population held
male
Opened
—
Region
Maranhão
Security level
Mixed
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
Subject of multiple Inter-American Commission on Human Rights provisional measures (2013–) over deaths in custody.
Contact & address
AV. ENGENHEIRO EMILIANO MACIEIRA, S/N (BR 135), PEDRINHAS, São Luís 65095-603
Conditions Risk Score
Derived signal — not a judgement. How it's calculated
10/100
Low concern10/100
- Overcrowding
- 0/30
- Oversight reports
- 0/30
- Structural flags
- 5/15
- Death signals
- 5/15
- Conditions text
- 0/10
What the score is responding to:
- · Substantial documented known-issues record
- · In-custody-death signal in sources
This facility scores 10. The national average across 3,565 scored Brazil facilities is 11 — 1 points below national average.
Related facilities
Same country, matched on type + security level where possible.
- Unidade Prisional Regional de Cachoeira AltaCachoeira AltaEstabelecimento destinado a diversos tipos de regime
- Presídio de Pedro LeopoldoPedro LeopoldoEstabelecimento destinado a diversos tipos de regime
- Unidade Prisional de Ressocialização de CaxiasCaxiasEstabelecimento destinado a diversos tipos de regime
- UNIDADE PENITENCIÃRIA GUIMARÃES LIMACruzeiro do SulEstabelecimento destinado a diversos tipos de regime
- Presídio de AraguariAraguariEstabelecimento destinado a diversos tipos de regime
- Presídio de ItajubáItajubáEstabelecimento destinado a diversos tipos de regime
Compared to other facilities in Brazil
3564 peersConditions risk scorethis: 10/100 · peers avg: 11/100 (13%)
Higher risk than 52% of peer facilities in Brazil.
Capacity (beds)this: 348 · peers avg: 337 (+3%)
Data completeness
60%How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.
Sources
- SEAP-MA â Pedrinhas
- Departamento Penitenciário Nacional (DEPEN) â SISDEPEN — Ministério da Justiça e Segurança Pública (Brazil)
- SISDEPEN â Sistema de Informações do DEPEN/SENAPPEN — Brazilian Ministry of Justice (SENAPPEN)
- Wikidata (Q18478353)
- Wikimedia Commons
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.
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APA
World Prisons. (2026). Unidade Prisional de Ressocialização Feminina (Complexo de Pedrinhas). Retrieved July 21, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/complexo-penitenciario-de-pedrinhas
Chicago
"Unidade Prisional de Ressocialização Feminina (Complexo de Pedrinhas)." World Prisons. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/complexo-penitenciario-de-pedrinhas.
BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-complexo-penitenciario-de-p,
author = {{World Prisons}},
title = {Unidade Prisional de Ressocialização Feminina (Complexo de Pedrinhas)},
year = {2026},
url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/complexo-penitenciario-de-pedrinhas},
urldate = {2026-07-21}
}