Spain · Cartagena
San Antón Prison
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Gallery
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Capacity
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Current population
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Occupancy
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Year opened
1936
Operational
Figures from official sources · verified 29 May 2026 · methodology
Facility profile
Operator
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Population held
Mixed/unknown
Opened
1936
Region
Cartagena
Security level
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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.
Notable inmates
- Pedro Gambín1886–1936 · diocesan priest
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José García Vaso1868–1949 · lawyer.jpg)
Caridad la Negra1879–1960 · prostituteMarÃa de la Caridad Norberta Pacheco Sánchez (6 June 1879 â 1 March 1960), better known by her nickname Caridad la Negra, was a Spanish prostitute and madam, renowned for her activity during the last years of the Restoration and her protection of people and property during the Spanish Civil War. .
José Romero Font1897–1976 · physician- Amelia Portela1904–1979 · archivist
- Josep Lluís Pons Llovet1955 · politician
- Julio Martínez Victoria1931–1990 · shipbuilder
José Mediavilla Sánchez1885–1936 · writer
Source: Wikidata + Wikipedia.
Contact & address
No public contact details available.
Conditions Risk Score
Derived signal — not a judgement. How it's calculated
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Data completeness
16%How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.
Sources
- Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikidata (Q65952247)
- Wikimedia Commons
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.
Cite this page
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World Prisons. (2026). San Antón Prison. Retrieved October 20, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/san-anton-prison
"San Antón Prison." World Prisons. Accessed October 20, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/san-anton-prison.
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