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Melilla Penitentiary Center

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Operational

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Facility profile

Operator

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Population held

Mixed/unknown

Opened

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Region

Melilla

Security level

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Death-row facility

No

Conditions

de Calcuta,Brea del Tajo(Madrid)(visita 54/2021) Centro Educativo de Menores Infractores Ciudad de Melilla(visita 61/2021) Centro Educativo La Zarza(Abanilla,Murcia)(visita 3/2022) Centro de Responsabilidad Penal de Menores Casa Juvenil de Sograndio(Asturias)(visita 13/2022) Residencia Especializada de Adaptación Psicosocial Picón del Jarama(Madrid)(visita 19/2022) Centro de Reeducación de Menores Mariano Ribera-Burjassot(Valencia)(visita 2/2023) Centro de Internamiento de Menores Infractores Sierra Morena(Córdoba)(visita 12/2023) | | | Centro de Cumplimiento de Medidas Judiciales Vicente Marcelo Nessi (Badajoz) (visita 34/2023) Centro Socio Educativo Juvenil de Cantabria (visita 4/2024) Centro Educativo Urgozo (Bizkaia) (visita 7/2024) Centro de Atención Especializada a Menores Valle de Cayón (Cantabria) (visita 10/2024) Centro Educativo Aranguren (Navarra) (visita 25/2024) | | --- | --- | | Centros de salud mental | Centro Neuropsiquiátrico Nuestra Señora del Carmen(Garrapinillos, Zaragoza)(visita 94/2019) Hospital Fuente Bermeja(Burgos)(visita 106/2020) Hospital Psiquiátrico de Conxo-Santiago de Compostela(A Coruña)(visita 51/2021) | | Centros penitenciarios | Centro Penitenciario Pamplona I(Navarra)(visita 94/2017) Centro Penitenciario Puerto I(Cádiz)(visita 16/2021) Centro Penitenciario Ávila(Brieva)(visita 21/2021) Centro Penitenciario de Jóvenes(Barcelona)(visita 37/2021) Centro Penitenciario Ocaña II(Toledo)(visita 11/2022) Centro Penitenciario [...]

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Mailing

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Practical info

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Known issues

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Contact & address

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Conditions Risk Score

Derived signal — not a judgement. How it's calculated

1/100
Low concern1/100
Overcrowding
0/30
Oversight reports
1/30
Structural flags
0/15
Death signals
0/15
Conditions text
0/10

What the score is responding to:

  • · 1 oversight report in the last 5 years

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Reports

  • NPM-defensor-del-pueblo1 Jan 2025

    de Calcuta,Brea del Tajo(Madrid)(visita 54/2021) Centro Educativo de Menores Infractores Ciudad de Melilla(visita 61/2021) Centro Educativo La Zarza(Abanilla,Murcia)(visita 3/2022) Centro de Responsabilidad Penal de Menores Casa Juvenil de Sograndio(Asturias)(visita 13/2022) Residencia Especializada de Adaptación Psicosocial Picón del Jarama(Madrid)(visita 19/2022) Centro de Reeducación de Menores Mariano Ribera-Burjassot(Valencia)(visita 2/2023) Centro de Internamiento de Menores Infractores Sierra Morena(Córdoba)(visita 12/2023) | | | Centro de Cumplimiento de Medidas Judiciales Vicente Marcelo Nessi (Badajoz) (visita 34/2023) Centro Socio Educativo Juvenil de Cantabria (visita 4/2024) Centro Educativo Urgozo (Bizkaia) (visita 7/2024) Centro de Atención Especializada a Menores Valle de Cayón (Cantabria) (visita 10/2024) Centro Educativo Aranguren (Navarra) (visita 25/2024) | | --- | --- | | Centros de salud mental | Centro Neuropsiquiátrico Nuestra Señora del Carmen(Garrapinillos, Zaragoza)(visita 94/2019) Hospital Fuente Bermeja(Burgos)(visita 106/2020) Hospital Psiquiátrico de Conxo-Santiago de Compostela(A Coruña)(visita 51/2021) | | Centros penitenciarios | Centro Penitenciario Pamplona I(Navarra)(visita 94/2017) Centro Penitenciario Puerto I(Cádiz)(visita 16/2021) Centro Penitenciario Ávila(Brieva)(visita 21/2021) Centro Penitenciario de Jóvenes(Barcelona)(visita 37/2021) Centro Penitenciario Ocaña II(Toledo)(visita 11/2022) Centro Penitenciario [...]

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APA
World Prisons. (2026). Melilla Penitentiary Center. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/melilla-penitentiary-center
Chicago
"Melilla Penitentiary Center." World Prisons. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/melilla-penitentiary-center.
BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-melilla-penitentiary-center,
  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {Melilla Penitentiary Center},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/melilla-penitentiary-center},
  urldate = {2026-10-24}
}