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Model Prison of Barcelona

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  • 01 Presó Model (Barcelona), passadís d'entrada.jpg

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  • 02 Presó Model (Barcelona), locutoris.jpg

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  • 04 Presó Model (Barcelona), cúpula del panòptic.jpg

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  • 05 Presó Model (Barcelona), garita del panòptic.jpg

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  • 06 Presó Model (Barcelona), cúpula del panòptic.jpg

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  • 061 Presó Model, c. Entença.jpg

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  • 062 Presó Model, c. Entença.jpg

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  • 07 Presó Model (Barcelona), galeria.jpg

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Background

The Barcelona Men's Penitentiary Center, more widely known as la Model (in Catalan language), is a former penitentiary center located in Barcelona, that was used as a prison until 2017. It currently serves as a memorial space, open to the public for visits.

Source: Wikipedia article lead, CC-BY-SA.

Capacity

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Current population

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Occupancy

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Year opened

1887

Operational

Figures from official sources · verified 29 May 2026 · methodology

Facility profile

Operator

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Population held

Mixed/unknown

Opened

1887

Region

La Nova Esquerra de l'Eixample

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

  • Lluís Martí Bielsa
    Lluís Martí Bielsa
    1921–2019 · politician
  • Salvador Seguí
    Salvador Seguí
    1887–1923 · anarcho-syndicalist
  • Francisco Javier de la Rosa Martí
    1947 · broker

    Francisco Javier de la Rosa (born 1947) is a Spanish lawyer and businessman. De la Rosa was the head of the Spanish conglomerate called Grupo Torras during the six years from 1986 to 1992, when the London-based Kuwait Investment Office (KIO) invested $5 billion in Torras.

  • Josep Pujol i Capsada
    1869–1944 · physician
  • Pierre Dac
    Pierre Dac
    1893–1975 · film actor

    André Isaac (15 August 1893 Châlons-sur-Marne, France – 9 February 1975 Paris, France), better known as Pierre Dac, was a French humorist.

  • Eveli Torent
    Eveli Torent
    1876–1940 · painter
  • Lluís Martí Bielsa
    Lluís Martí Bielsa
    1921–2019 · politician
  • Manuel Otero Martínez
    Manuel Otero Martínez
    1916–1944 · military personnel
  • Nazario Luque
    Nazario Luque
    1944 · painter

    Nazario Luque Vera (born January 3, 1944), known simply as Nazario, is a Spanish comics artist and painter, considered "the father of Spanish underground comics", and one of the most prominent names of gay comics, along with Tom of Finland and Ralf König.

Showing 9 of 12. Source: Wikidata + Wikipedia.

Contact & address

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APA
World Prisons. (2026). Model Prison of Barcelona. Retrieved October 20, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/model-prison-of-barcelona
Chicago
"Model Prison of Barcelona." World Prisons. Accessed October 20, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/model-prison-of-barcelona.
BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-model-prison-of-barcelona,
  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {Model Prison of Barcelona},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/model-prison-of-barcelona},
  urldate = {2026-10-20}
}