La Tumba
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How to send mail, money, and visit La Tumba
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Gallery
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Background
La Tumba (lit.â'The Tomb') is an underground detention facility of a tower in Caracas, Venezuela, that serves as the headquarters for the Bolivarian Intelligence Service (SEBIN). It was initially designed as offices for the Caracas Metro.
Source: Wikipedia article lead, CC-BY-SA.
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Operational
Figures from official sources · verified 29 May 2026 · methodology
Facility profile
Operator
Bolivarian Intelligence ServicePopulation held
Mixed/unknown
Opened
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Region
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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
Gabriel Valles1987 · activist_(cropped).jpg)
Lorent Saleh1988 · human rights defender- Fernando Albán Salazar1962–2018 · politician
Fernando Alberto Albán Salazar (Latin American Spanish: [feɾËnando alËβeɾto alËβan salaËsaɾ], 1 October 1962 â 8 October 2018) was a VenezuelanâColombian activist, lawyer, politician, and prominent figure within the Justice First opposition party.
Juan Caguaripano1973 · military officerJuan Carlos Caguaripano Scott (born 12 April 1973) is a Venezuelan military officer and dissident, captain of the Bolivarian National Guard (GNB) graduated from the Officers Training School of the Armed Forces of Cooperation (EFOFAC).
- Luis Sánchez Rangel? · prosecutor
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
20%How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.
Sources
- Wikipedia — Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikidata (Q24694947)
- Wikipedia
- Wikimedia Commons
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.
Cite this page
Under CC-BY-4.0. Include the URL and access date; the site is a living reference and entries can change.
World Prisons. (2026). La Tumba. Retrieved October 20, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/la-tumba
"La Tumba." World Prisons. Accessed October 20, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/la-tumba.
@misc{worldprisons-la-tumba,
author = {{World Prisons}},
title = {La Tumba},
year = {2026},
url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/la-tumba},
urldate = {2026-10-20}
}