Peniche Fortress
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For families
How to send mail, money, and visit Peniche Fortress
Step-by-step guidance using the Portugal system — addresses, money services, visit booking, what to bring on your first visit.
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Capacity
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Current population
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Occupancy
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Year opened
1558
Operational
Figures from official sources · verified 29 May 2026 · methodology
Facility profile
Operator
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Population held
Mixed/unknown
Opened
1558
Region
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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
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Ãlvaro Cunhal1913–2005 · politicianÃlvaro Barreirinhas Cunhal (Portuguese pronunciation: [ËalvÉɾu kuËɲal]; 10 November 1913 â 13 June 2005) was a Portuguese leftist revolutionary and politician.
Mario de Carvalho1944 · playwrightMário Costa Martins de Carvalho (born 25 September 1944) is a Portuguese playwright and novelist.
- Domingos Arouca1928–2009 · nurse
Source: Wikidata + Wikipedia.
Contact & address
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
- Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikidata (Q3078430)
- Wikipedia
- Wikimedia Commons
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.
Cite this page
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World Prisons. (2026). Peniche Fortress. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/peniche-fortress
"Peniche Fortress." World Prisons. Accessed November 2, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/peniche-fortress.
@misc{worldprisons-peniche-fortress,
author = {{World Prisons}},
title = {Peniche Fortress},
year = {2026},
url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/peniche-fortress},
urldate = {2026-11-02}
}