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160,116

Prisons, jails and police agencies in 223 countries on every continent, organised by country, region and district.

Province of Argentina

Buenos Aires

In Buenos Aires, Argentina, the atlas records 43 correctional facilities and 1,014 police units. Among them are 984 police stations, 39 prisons and 16 municipal police units. 15 entries have a telephone number on record; for the others, the address and map location are given. La Plata has the most entries of any partido, with 42. The atlas lists entries in 24 provinces of Argentina, Buenos Aires among them. As elsewhere in Argentina, prisons here are run by Servicio Penitenciario Federal. Choose one of 134 partidos to see every facility with its address and telephone.

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Buenos Aires, by partido

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Composition

What the atlas holds here

984Police stations
39Prisons
16Municipal police units
14Gendarmerie units
3Women's prisons
1Young offender institution
Register

Prisons & jails

43 facilities

43 entries
Alcaidía Departamental Almirante BrownPrisonAlmirante Brown—
Alcaidía Penitenciaria 56 Virrey del PinoPrisonLa Matanza—
Cárcel de Saavedra Unidad Penal N° 19PrisonSaavedra—
Centro de Contencion PilmahuePrisonDolores—
Centro De Recepcion y Contención de Menores de Malvinas ArgentinasGrand BourgPrisonMalvinas Argentinas—
Complejo Penitenciario BatánPrisonGeneral Pueyrredón—
Complejo Penitenciario CampanaPrisonCampana—
Complejo Penitenciario Federal 1 de Ezeiza Servicio Penitenciario FederalPrisonEzeiza—
Complejo Penitenciario Federal 2 de Marcos PazPrisonMarcos Paz—
Complejo Penitenciario Federal 4 de Mujeres (Ezeiza) Servicio Penitenciario FederalWomen's prisonEzeiza+54 11 4295-1111
Dirección de Alcaidías Departamentales III (Pettinato)Lisandro OlmosPrisonLa Plata—
Federal Penitentiary Complex IIPrisonMarcos Paz+54 220 477-4928
Federal Prison Unit 19 – EzeizaPrisonEzeiza+54 11 4295-1448
Federal Prison Unit 34 – Campo de MayoPrisonSan Miguel+54 11 4666-7550
Federal Young Adults ComplexYoung offender institutionMarcos Paz+54 220 477-1536
Instituto de menores AlmafuertePrisonLa Plata—
Instituto de Menores Leopoldo LugonesPrisonAzul—
Sierra Chica PrisonPrisonOlavarría+54 2284 44-4338
Unidad 31 Servicio Penitenciario Federal - Centro de Detención de Mujeres "Nuestra Señora Del Rosario De San Nicolas"Women's prisonEzeiza+54 11 4295-5208
Unidad 54 Fcio VarelaLa CapillaPrisonFlorencio Varela—
Unidad Carcelaria González CatánPrisonLa Matanza—
Unidad carcelaria N°23La CapillaPrisonFlorencio Varela—
Unidad Nº20 Las TunasPrisonTrenque Lauquen—
Unidad Penal 58PrisonLomas de Zamora—
Unidad Penal Nº 13Buenos AiresPrisonJunín—
Unidad Penal Nº39 ItuzaingóPrisonItuzaingó—
Unidad Penitencia N° 44batanPrisonGeneral Pueyrredón—
Unidad Penitenciaria 37PrisonBenito Juárez—
Unidad Penitenciaria 46 San MartínJosé León SuárezPrisonGeneral San Martín—
Unidad Penitenciaria n.° 12PrisonLa Plata—
Unidad Penitenciaria n.° 8 (Femenina)Women's prisonLa Plata—
Unidad Penitenciaria N° 10Melchor RomeroPrisonLa Plata+54 221 491-3659
Unidad Penitenciaria N° 26Lisandro OlmosPrisonLa Plata+54 221 496-2009
Unidad Penitenciaria N° 3 San NicolásSan Nicolás de los ArroyosPrisonSan Nicolás+54 3461 42-3127
Unidad Penitenciaria N° 30PrisonGeneral Alvear—
Unidad Penitenciaria N° 5 "Mercedes"PrisonMercedes+54 2324 42-2076
Unidad Penitenciaria N°4 "Bahía Blanca"PrisonBahía Blanca+54 291 488-1789
Unidad Penitenciaria N°6 "Dolores"PrisonDolores+54 2245 44-2565
Unidad Penitenciaria N°60 MerloPrisonMerlo—
Unidad Penitenciaria N°9PrisonLa Plata+54 221 451-7294
Unidad Penitenciaria Nº 27PrisonOlavarría—
Unidad Penitenciaria Nº 38PrisonOlavarría—
Unidad Penitenciaria Nº 7 "Azul"PrisonAzul+54 2281 42-2520
Questions

Frequently asked

How many prisons and jails are in Buenos Aires, Argentina?

The atlas lists 43 prisons, jails and detention centres in Buenos Aires, Argentina, including 39 prisons and 3 women's prisons.

How many police stations are in Buenos Aires, Argentina?

1,014 police units are listed for Buenos Aires, Argentina: 984 police stations, 16 municipal police units and 14 gendarmerie units.

Can I look up a prisoner in Buenos Aires, Argentina?

Public inmate lists are generally not published in Argentina. Contact the facility or Servicio Penitenciario Federal, using the address and telephone on each facility page.

Which partido has the most facilities?

La Plata, with 7 prisons and jails and 35 police units.

Are telephone numbers available for these facilities?

Yes for 15 entries of 43. Where a number is missing, the facility page shows its address and map location; details can change, so the agency's own website is the authority.

Who runs the prisons in Buenos Aires, Argentina?

Prisons in Argentina, including those in Buenos Aires, are run by Servicio Penitenciario Federal.

What specialised facilities are there in Buenos Aires, Argentina?

The atlas lists 3 women's prisons and 1 young offender institution here. Each has its own page with the address and, where published, a phone number.

Which town in Buenos Aires, Argentina has the most prisons?

Ezeiza has the most, with 4 places of detention in the atlas, out of 15 towns with at least one.

How is Buenos Aires, Argentina divided in the atlas?

The atlas files Buenos Aires, Argentina by partido, following official administrative boundaries; 134 partidos currently have entries. Every facility is listed in the partido where it is located; La Plata is the largest by number of entries.

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