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Ushuaia Prison
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Figures from official sources · verified 29 May 2026 · methodology
Facility profile
Operator
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Population held
Mixed/unknown
Opened
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Region
Ushuaia
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
Cayetano Santos Godino1896–1944 · serial killerCayetano Santos Godino (31 October 1896 â 15 November 1944), also known as El Petiso Orejudo (Spanish: The Big-Eared Midget), was an Argentine serial killer and arsonist who murdered four children, attempted to kill seven others, and set fire to seven buildings, psychologically enjoying fires.
Source: Wikidata + Wikipedia.
Contact & address
No public contact details available.
Conditions Risk Score
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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 (Q6071194)
- Wikimedia Commons
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.
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APA
World Prisons. (2026). Ushuaia Prison. Retrieved July 21, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/ushuaia-prison
Chicago
"Ushuaia Prison." World Prisons. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/ushuaia-prison.
BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-ushuaia-prison,
author = {{World Prisons}},
title = {Ushuaia Prison},
year = {2026},
url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/ushuaia-prison},
urldate = {2026-07-21}
}