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Brazil · PE · BR 101 NORTE

Presídio De Igarassu

penitentiaryclosedOvercrowded (496%)ModerateHigh
Verified 1 Jun 2026
Fresh · 18d ago

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Capacity

1,226

Current population

6,087

Occupancy

496%

Year opened

—

Operational

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

BR 101 NORTE, BR 101 NORTE

No public contact details available.

Conditions Risk Score

Derived signal — not a judgement. How it's calculated

30/100
Moderate concern30/100
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

Compared to other facilities in Brazil

3415 peers
Conditions risk scorethis: 30/100 · peers avg: 11/100 (+162%)

Higher risk than 85% of peer facilities in Brazil.

Occupancythis: 496% · peers avg: 295% (+68%)
Capacity (beds)this: 1226 · peers avg: 307 (+299%)

Data completeness

48%

How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.

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