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Current population
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Occupancy
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Year opened
1972
Operational
Figures from official sources · verified 29 May 2026 · methodology
Facility profile
Operator
Joint ForcesPopulation held
Mixed/unknown
Opened
1972
Region
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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
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Known issues
No major issues documented in our database.
Notable inmates
Carlos Liscano1949–2023 · translator- Wladimir Turiansky1927–2015 · politician
Julio Battistoni1945 · politician
Jorge Manera1929 · civil engineer- Hugo Rodríguez Aldabalde?–2011 · teacher
- Juan Carlos Ibarguren Alzáibar1943–2003 · visual artist
- Hiber Conteris1933–2020 · journalist
Hiber Conteris (Paysandú, 23 September 1933 â 2 June 2020) was a Uruguayan writer, playwright, and literary critic. He wrote extensively in the pages of Marcha and, as a Methodist, he was very influential in the Protestant world.
- Juan Baladán Gadea1942 · musician
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Victor Rossi1943 · politicianVÃctor Rossi (La Paz, Canelones Department, 10 April 1943) is a Uruguayan politician. A man of the Broad Front, he is serving his second office as Minister of Transportation and Public Works.
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Contact & address
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Conditions Risk Score
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Data completeness
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Sources
- Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikidata (Q54849687)
- Wikimedia Commons
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.
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APA
World Prisons. (2026). Libertad jail. Retrieved July 21, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/libertad-jail
Chicago
"Libertad jail." World Prisons. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/libertad-jail.
BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-libertad-jail,
author = {{World Prisons}},
title = {Libertad jail},
year = {2026},
url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/libertad-jail},
urldate = {2026-07-21}
}