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Penitenciária "Joaquim de Sylos Cintra" de Casa Branca
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State penitentiary facility in Casa Branca, São Paulo. Opened in 1998; operates under fechado regime; official capacity of 926 (population reported at 1613); built area of 4908 m².
Capacity
926
Current population
1,613
Occupancy
174%
Year opened
1998
Operational
Figures from official sources · verified 30 May 2026 · methodology
Facility profile
Population held
Mixed/unknown
Opened
1998
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 174% of capacity
This facility scores 22. The national average across 3,539 scored Brazil facilities is 11 — 11 points above national average.
Related facilities
Same country, matched on type + security level where possible.
- COMPAJ-FECHADO - CapitalManausMixedEstabelecimento destinado ao cumprimento de pena em regime fechado
- Penitenciária Federal em MossoróMossoróMaximumEstabelecimento destinado ao cumprimento de pena em regime fechado
- PENITENCIÃRIA FEMININA ADALBERTO DE MOURA SANTOSPicosEstabelecimento destinado ao cumprimento de pena em regime fechado
- PENITENCIARIA BARRETO CAMPELO - PPBCIlha de ItamaracáEstabelecimento destinado ao cumprimento de pena em regime fechado
- Penitenciária Desembargador Silvio PortoJoão PessoaEstabelecimento destinado ao cumprimento de pena em regime fechado
- PENITENCIÃRIA INDUSTRIAL DE GUARAPUAVA - PIGGuarapuavaEstabelecimento destinado ao cumprimento de pena em regime fechado
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.
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World Prisons. (2026). Penitenciária "Joaquim de Sylos Cintra" de Casa Branca. Retrieved October 23, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/penitenciaria-joaquim-de-sylos-cintra-casa-branca
"Penitenciária "Joaquim de Sylos Cintra" de Casa Branca." World Prisons. Accessed October 23, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/penitenciaria-joaquim-de-sylos-cintra-casa-branca.
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title = {Penitenciária "Joaquim de Sylos Cintra" de Casa Branca},
year = {2026},
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