Brazil · PE · BR 101 NORTE
Presídio De Igarassu
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Capacity
1,226
Current population
6,087
Occupancy
496%
Year opened
—
Operational
Figures from official sources · verified 1 Jun 2026 · methodology
Facility profile
Operator
—
Population held
Mixed/unknown
Opened
—
Region
PE
Security level
closed
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
No public contact details available.
Conditions Risk Score
Derived signal — not a judgement. How it's calculated
- Overcrowding
- 30/30
- Oversight reports
- 0/30
- Structural flags
- 0/15
- Death signals
- 0/15
- Conditions text
- 0/10
What the score is responding to:
- · Extreme overcrowding at 496% of capacity
This facility scores 30. The national average across 3,539 scored Brazil facilities is 11 — 19 points above national average.
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Same country, matched on type + security level where possible.
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Compared to other facilities in Brazil
3538 peersHigher risk than 85% of peer facilities in Brazil.
Data completeness
48%How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.
Sources
- CNJ CNIEP / Geopresídios – Inspeções Prisionais
- CNJ CNIEP / Geopresídios – Estatísticas de Inspeções Prisionais — Conselho Nacional de Justiça (CNJ)
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.
Cite this page
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World Prisons. (2026). Presídio De Igarassu. Retrieved October 15, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/presidio-de-igarassu
"Presídio De Igarassu." World Prisons. Accessed October 15, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/presidio-de-igarassu.
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author = {{World Prisons}},
title = {Presídio De Igarassu},
year = {2026},
url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/presidio-de-igarassu},
urldate = {2026-10-15}
}