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Prisons in Brazil · World Prisons

Brazil

Prisons in Brazil

3,539 facilities in our database — page 96 of 118.

Presídio De Três Pontas

Brazil · AV. CAIO DE BRITO, Nº 245, CENTRO

Type

jail

Capacity

121

Held

231

Overcrowded (191%)

Presídio De Tupaciguara

Brazil · RUA JOSÉ FERREIRA MARQUES, Nº 137, BAIRRO PAINEIRAS

Type

jail

Capacity

104

Held

—

Presídio De Turmalina

Brazil · RUA BEM TE VI, Nº 148, BAIRRO NOVA TURMALINA

Type

jail

Capacity

Held

Overcrowded (134%)

Presídio de Ubá

Brazil · Ubá

Type

Estabelecimento destinado a diversos tipos de regime

Capacity

126

Held

—

Presídio De Ubá

Brazil · RUA ANTENOR MACHADO, Nº 316, CENTRO

Type

jail

Capacity

407

Held

703

Overcrowded (173%)Moderate

Presídio De Unaí

Brazil · RUA BURITIS, S/Nº, CENTRO

Type

jail

Capacity

199

Held

246

Overcrowded (124%)

Presídio De Varginha

Brazil · AV. EUGÊNIO PAIVA FERREIRA, Nº 255, BAIRRO PADRE VÍTOR

Type

jail

Capacity

142

Held

304

Overcrowded (214%)

Presídio De Várzea Da Palma

Brazil · RUA SALVADOR ROBERTO, Nº 1400, CENTRO

Type

jail

Capacity

Held

119

Overcrowded (168%)

Presídio De Vespasiano

Brazil · RUA SÃO PAULO, Nº 3100, BAIRRO NOVA GRANJA

Type

jail

Capacity

300

Held

288

Under capacity (96%)

Presídio De Viçosa

Brazil · RUA JOSÉ RIGUEIRA FILHO, Nº 105, BAIRRO BOM JESUS

Type

jail

Capacity

135

Held

267

Overcrowded (198%)

Presídio de Videira

Brazil · Videira

Type

Estabelecimento destinado ao recolhimento de presos provisÃ³rios

Capacity

110

Held

—

Presídio De Vitória De Santo Antão

Brazil · RUA DA CADEIA, S/N - LÍDIA QUEIROZ

closed

Type

penitentiary

Capacity

175

Held

492

Overcrowded (281%)Moderate

Presídio de Vitória de Santo Antão - PVSA

Brazil · Vitória de Santo Antão

Type

Estabelecimento destinado ao recolhimento de presos provisÃ³rios

Capacity

157

Held

—

Presídio Diomedes Vinhosa Muniz

Brazil · AVENIDA ZOELLO SOLA, 100 - FRIGORÍFICO

Type

jail

Capacity

507

Held

782

Overcrowded (154%)

Presídio Djanira Dolores De Oliveira

Brazil · ESTRADA DO GUANDU DO SENA,1902 - BANGU

closed

Type

penitentiary

Capacity

675

Held

719

Overcrowded (107%)Low

Presídio Do Agreste

Brazil · RODOVIA AL 220, KM 25, CEP 57360-000, GIRAU DO PONCIANO/AL

closed

Type

penitentiary

Capacity

960

Held

960

Overcrowded (100%)

Presídio do Hipódromo

Brazil

Type

—

Capacity

—

Held

—

Presidio do Roger

Brazil

Type

—

Capacity

—

Held

—

Presidio do Serrotao

Brazil

Type

—

Capacity

—

Held

—

Presídio Doutor Nelson Pires

Brazil · RODOVIA MG-369, KM 1, BAIRRO MARTINS

Type

jail

Capacity

114

Held

303

Overcrowded (266%)Moderate

Presídio Doutor Nelson Pires

Brazil · Oliveira

Type

Estabelecimento destinado a diversos tipos de regime

Capacity

114

Held

—

Presídio Dr. Carlos Vitoriano

Brazil · Araçuaí

Type

Estabelecimento destinado a diversos tipos de regime

Capacity

Held

—

Presídio Dr. Carlos Vitoriano

Brazil · AV. LUIZ GONZAGA PEREIRA, Nº 931, BAIRRO ITATIAIA

Type

jail

Capacity

Held

137

Overcrowded (221%)Moderate

Presídio Dr. Rorinildo da Rocha Leão - PRRL

Brazil · Palmares

Type

Estabelecimento destinado ao recolhimento de presos provisÃ³rios

Capacity

532

Held

—

Presídio Elizabeth Sá Rego

Brazil · ESTRADA GENERAL EMÍLIO MAURELL FILHO, 1905 - GERICINÓ

Type

jail

Capacity

750

Held

1,638

Overcrowded (218%)Moderate

Presídio Elizabeth Sá Rego - SEAP/SR

Brazil · Rio de Janeiro

Type

Estabelecimento destinado ao cumprimento de pena em regime fechado

Capacity

750

Held

—

Presidio Especial da Policia Civil

Brazil · SÃ£o Paulo

Type

—

Capacity

—

Held

—

Presídio Especial Da Polícia Civil (Pepc)

Brazil · AVENIDA ZAKI NARCHI, 1751 - CARANDIRÚ

Type

jail

Capacity

118

Held

Under capacity (72%)Low

Presídio Especial Valentina de Figueiredo

Brazil · JoÃ£o Pessoa

Type

Estabelecimento destinado ao recolhimento de presos provisÃ³rios

Capacity

120

Held

—

Presidio Estadual

Brazil

Type

—

Capacity

—

Held

—

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