Brazil · São Paulo · Guarulhos
Penit. I "José Parada Neto" de Guarulhos + ARSA
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State penitentiary facility in Guarulhos, São Paulo. Opened in 1990; operates under fechado e semiaberto regime; official capacity of 1059 (population reported at 2256); built area of 20000 m².
Capacity
1,419
Current population
2,256
Occupancy
159%
Year opened
1990
Operational
Figures from official sources · verified 30 May 2026 · methodology
Facility profile
Population held
Mixed/unknown
Opened
1990
Region
São Paulo
Security level
maximum
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.
Contact & address
Conditions Risk Score
Derived signal — not a judgement. How it's calculated
- Overcrowding
- 22/30
- Oversight reports
- 0/30
- Structural flags
- 0/15
- Death signals
- 0/15
- Conditions text
- 0/10
What the score is responding to:
- · Severely overcrowded at 159% of capacity
This facility scores 22. The national average across 3,539 scored Brazil facilities is 11 — 11 points above national average.
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Compared to other facilities in Brazil
3538 peersData completeness
70%How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.
Sources
- OpenStreetMap — OpenStreetMap Contributors
- SISDEPEN â Sistema de Informações do DEPEN/SENAPPEN — Brazilian Ministry of Justice (SENAPPEN)
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.
Cite this page
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World Prisons. (2026). Penit. I "José Parada Neto" de Guarulhos + ARSA. Retrieved October 23, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/penit-i-jose-parada-neto
"Penit. I "José Parada Neto" de Guarulhos + ARSA." World Prisons. Accessed October 23, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/penit-i-jose-parada-neto.
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