Brazil · MA · RUA DO CONTORNO, S/N, BAIRRO NAZARÉ, BALSAS - MA
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Capacity
289
Current population
386
Occupancy
134%
Year opened
—
Operational
Figures from official sources · verified 3 Oct 2025 · methodology
Population held
Mixed/unknown
Opened
—
Region
MA
Security level
closed
Death-row facility
No
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No major issues documented in our database.
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What the score is responding to:
This facility scores 12. The national average across 3,565 scored Brazil facilities is 11 — 1 points above national average.
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World Prisons. (2025). Unidade Prisional De Ressocialização De Balsas. Retrieved July 22, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/unidade-prisional-de-ressocializacao-de-balsas
"Unidade Prisional De Ressocialização De Balsas." World Prisons. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/unidade-prisional-de-ressocializacao-de-balsas.
@misc{worldprisons-unidade-prisional-de-ressoc,
author = {{World Prisons}},
title = {Unidade Prisional De Ressocialização De Balsas},
year = {2025},
url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/unidade-prisional-de-ressocializacao-de-balsas},
urldate = {2026-07-22}
}