Egypt · Cairo
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Aqrab Prison (Scorpion Prison) is a maximum-security prison located in Cairo Governorate, Egypt. High-security wing, Torah complex; holds political prisoners. Egypt's Ministry of Interior publishes no official capacity or population data for its detention facilities. This record is sourced from the Human Rights First Egypt Prison Atlas and the Carnegie Endowment's 'Mapping Egypt's Prisons' dataset.
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Figures from official sources · verified 16 Jun 2026 · methodology
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Region
Cairo
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Death-row facility
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High-security wing, Torah complex; holds political prisoners
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World Prisons. (2026). Aqrab Prison (Scorpion Prison). Retrieved July 21, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/aqrab-prison-scorpion-prison
"Aqrab Prison (Scorpion Prison)." World Prisons. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/aqrab-prison-scorpion-prison.
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author = {{World Prisons}},
title = {Aqrab Prison (Scorpion Prison)},
year = {2026},
url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/aqrab-prison-scorpion-prison},
urldate = {2026-07-21}
}