Brazil · Rio Grande do Norte · Mossoró
Penitenciária Federal em Mossoró
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Capacity
208
Current population
—
Occupancy
—
Year opened
2009
Operational
Figures from official sources · verified 30 May 2026 · methodology
Facility profile
Population held
male
Opened
2009
Region
Rio Grande do Norte
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
Site of February 2024 escape of two PCC-affiliated inmates — the first escape from a Brazilian federal penitentiary.
Contact & address
Conditions Risk Score
Derived signal — not a judgement. How it's calculated
- Overcrowding
- 0/30
- Oversight reports
- 0/30
- Structural flags
- 5/15
- Death signals
- 0/15
- Conditions text
- 0/10
What the score is responding to:
- · Substantial documented known-issues record
This facility scores 5. The national average across 3,539 scored Brazil facilities is 11 — 6 points below national average.
Related facilities
Same country, matched on type + security level where possible.
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- Penitenciária Laércio da Costa Pelegrino - SEAPLPRio de JaneiroMaximumEstabelecimento destinado ao cumprimento de pena em regime fechado
- Penitenciária Federal em BrasíliaBrasíliaMaximumEstabelecimento destinado ao cumprimento de pena em regime fechado
- COMPAJ-FECHADO - CapitalManausMixedEstabelecimento destinado ao cumprimento de pena em regime fechado
- PENITENCIÃRIA FEMININA ADALBERTO DE MOURA SANTOSPicosEstabelecimento destinado ao cumprimento de pena em regime fechado
Compared to other facilities in Brazil
3538 peersHigher risk than 35% of peer facilities in Brazil.
Data completeness
60%How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.
Sources
- DEPEN â Mossoró
- Departamento Penitenciário Nacional (DEPEN) â SISDEPEN — Ministério da Justiça e Segurança Pública (Brazil)
- 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). Penitenciária Federal em Mossoró. Retrieved October 22, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/penitenciaria-federal-de-mossoro
"Penitenciária Federal em Mossoró." World Prisons. Accessed October 22, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/penitenciaria-federal-de-mossoro.
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title = {Penitenciária Federal em Mossoró},
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