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Operational

Figures from official sources · verified 3 Jul 2026 · methodology

Facility profile

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Population held

Mixed/unknown

Opened

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Region

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Security level

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Death-row facility

No

Conditions

rization of places of detention. Of the 50 visits, 19 (38%) were held in prisons, one of which was military. The places of detention of police forces were visited 16 times and the educational centres for young people were visited seven times. It is important to mention that, during 2015, beginning of NPM’s activity, which dating back to July of 2014. Overall, it can be concluded that, despite some districts have not yet been visited, the main areas of the country – that is, North, Central and South, as well as Autonomous Regions – have been visited. The next graph illustrates the inspection visits regarding the characterization of places of detention. Of the 50 visits, 19 (38%) were held in prisons, one of which was military. The places of detention of police forces were visited 16 times and the educational centres for young people were visited seven times. It is important to mention that, during 2015, for young people were visited seven times. It is important to mention that, during 2015, NPM has given particular attention to educational centres. For this reason, NPM visited all the educational centres that exist in the national territory and, alongside these, there all the educational centres that exist in the national territory and, alongside these, there As it can be seen in the graph above, prisons and police forces’ places of detention are the local with more visits since the beginning of NPM’s activity. As it was mentioned, the most intense treatment [...]

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Mailing

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Practical info

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Known issues

The National Preventive Mechanism (NPM) conducted a visit to a military prison in 2015 as part of its oversight activities.

Notable inmates

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Contact & address

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Conditions Risk Score

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5/100
Low concern5/100
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

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Reports

  • NPM-provedor1 Jan 2015

    rization of places of detention. Of the 50 visits, 19 (38%) were held in prisons, one of which was military. The places of detention of police forces were visited 16 times and the educational centres for young people were visited seven times. It is important to mention that, during 2015, beginning of NPM’s activity, which dating back to July of 2014. Overall, it can be concluded that, despite some districts have not yet been visited, the main areas of the country – that is, North, Central and South, as well as Autonomous Regions – have been visited. The next graph illustrates the inspection visits regarding the characterization of places of detention. Of the 50 visits, 19 (38%) were held in prisons, one of which was military. The places of detention of police forces were visited 16 times and the educational centres for young people were visited seven times. It is important to mention that, during 2015, for young people were visited seven times. It is important to mention that, during 2015, NPM has given particular attention to educational centres. For this reason, NPM visited all the educational centres that exist in the national territory and, alongside these, there all the educational centres that exist in the national territory and, alongside these, there As it can be seen in the graph above, prisons and police forces’ places of detention are the local with more visits since the beginning of NPM’s activity. As it was mentioned, the most intense treatment [...]

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World Prisons. (2026). Santarém Military Prison. Retrieved October 20, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/santarem-military-prison
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BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-santarem-military-prison,
  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {Santarém Military Prison},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/santarem-military-prison},
  urldate = {2026-10-20}
}