Prisons in Argentina map & data
There are 191 prisons mapped in Argentina, spread over 22 provinces. The most are in Buenos Aires (68), Misiones (18) and Santa Fe (14) - Buenos Aires alone holds 36% of them. 87% of them carry a name, and many add an address, phone number, website or opening hours. Well-known examples include Complejo Penitenciario Federal de la Ciudad Autónoma De Buenos Aires, Complejo Penitenciario Provincial I "Boulogne Sur Mer" and Instituto Correccional Modelo de Coronda - Unidad Nº1.
Prisons by province
| Province | Locations | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Buenos Aires | 68 | 36% |
| Misiones | 18 | 9.4% |
| Santa Fe | 14 | 7.3% |
| Chaco | 10 | 5.2% |
| Mendoza | 9 | 4.7% |
| Río Negro | 9 | 4.7% |
| La Pampa | 8 | 4.2% |
| Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires | 7 | 3.7% |
| San Juan | 7 | 3.7% |
| Córdoba | 5 | 2.6% |
| Jujuy | 5 | 2.6% |
| Neuquén | 5 | 2.6% |
| Chubut | 4 | 2.1% |
| Salta | 4 | 2.1% |
| Santiago del Estero | 4 | 2.1% |
| Tucumán | 3 | 1.6% |
| Catamarca | 2 | 1.0% |
| Corrientes | 2 | 1.0% |
| Formosa | 2 | 1.0% |
| San Luis | 2 | 1.0% |
| Santa Cruz | 2 | 1.0% |
| Tierra del Fuego | 1 | 0.5% |
Notable prisons in Argentina
- Complejo Penitenciario Federal de la Ciudad Autónoma De Buenos AiresCiudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires · prison
- Complejo Penitenciario Provincial I "Boulogne Sur Mer"Mendoza · prison
- Instituto Correccional Modelo de Coronda - Unidad Nº1Coronda · Santa Fe · prison
- Complejo Penitenciario Federal 2 de Marcos PazMarcos Paz · Buenos Aires · prison
- Unidad Penitenciaria IVCharata · Chaco · prison
- Establecimiento Penitenciario 6 "Cárcel de Procesados Varones General San Martín"Corrientes · prison
- Colonia Penal de Santa RosaSanta Rosa · La Pampa · prison
- Unidad Penal VIIICerro Azúl · Misiones · prison
- Instituto Penal Federal Colonia PintoSantiago del Estero · prison
- Unidad Penitenciaria 46 San MartínJosé León Suárez · Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires · prison
- Alcaidía Departamental Almirante BrownBuenos Aires · prison
- Unidad Penitenciaria 47 San MartínJosé León Suárez · Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires · prison
- Alcaidía Penitenciaria 56 Virrey del PinoBuenos Aires · prison
- Unidad Penitenciaria 48 San MartínJosé León Suárez · Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires · prison
- Centro De Recepcion y Contención de Menores de Malvinas ArgentinasGrand Bourg · Buenos Aires · prison
- Centro de Contencion PilmahueBuenos Aires · prison
- Complejo Penitenciario BatánBuenos Aires · prison
- Complejo Penitenciario CampanaBuenos Aires · prison
- Complejo Penitenciario Federal 1 de Ezeiza Servicio Penitenciario FederalEzeiza · Buenos Aires · prison
- Complejo Penitenciario Federal 4 de Mujeres (Ezeiza) Servicio Penitenciario FederalEzeiza · Buenos Aires · prison
- Complejo Penitenciario Federal VIIBuenos Aires · prison
- Complejo Penitenciario de Florencio VarelaBuenos Aires · prison
- Cárcel de Saavedra Unidad Penal N° 19Buenos Aires · prison
- Dirección de Alcaidías Departamentales III (Pettinato)Lisandro Olmos · Buenos Aires · prison
- Instituto de Menores Leopoldo LugonesBuenos Aires · prison
- Instituto de menores AlmafuerteBuenos Aires · prison
- Unidad 19 Servicio Penitenciario Federal - Colonia Penal de EzeizaEzeiza · Buenos Aires · prison
- Unidad 31 Servicio Penitenciario Federal - Centro de Detención de Mujeres "Nuestra Señora Del Rosario De San Nicolas"Ezeiza · Buenos Aires · prison
- Unidad 54 Fcio VarelaLa Capilla · Buenos Aires · prison
- Unidad Carcelaria González CatánBuenos Aires · prison
- Unidad Nº20 Las TunasBuenos Aires · prison
- Unidad Penal 40Buenos Aires · prison
- Unidad Penal 58Buenos Aires · prison
- Unidad Penal 8Buenos Aires · prison
- Unidad Penal N° 3Buenos Aires · prison
- Unidad Penal N°15Buenos Aires · prison
- Unidad Penal N°50 FemeninaBuenos Aires · prison
- Unidad Penal Nº 13Buenos Aires · prison
- Unidad Penal Nº 16Buenos Aires · prison
- Unidad Penal Nº 49Buenos Aires · prison
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