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Dominican Republic

The prisons, jails and police of the Dominican Republic

In the Dominican Republic, the atlas records 19 correctional facilities and 210 police units. The Dominican Republic runs two kinds of prison: traditional establishments and newer correction and rehabilitation centres (CCR). Both fall under a single national penitentiary directorate. Among them are 207 police stations, 16 prisons and 3 municipal police units. 1 entry has a telephone number on record; for the others, the address and map location are given. Santo Domingo has the most entries of any province, with 34. Choose one of 32 provinces to see every facility with its address and telephone.

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Composition

What the atlas holds here

207Police stations
16Prisons
3Municipal police units
2Remand prisons
1Women's prison
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Prisons & jails

19 facilities

19 entries
Cárcel Km. 15PrisonVilla Tabara ArribaAzua—
Carcel Modelo de NajayoPrisonSan Cristóbal—
Cárcel PreventivaRemand prisonLa Romana—
Cárcel Preventiva AnamuyaRemand prisonSalvaleón de HigüeyLa Altagracia—
Carcel Publico San Juan de la MaguanaPrisonSan Juan de la MaguanaSan Juan—
Centro Correccional CucamaPrisonVilla HermosaLa Romana—
Centro Correccional de MenoresPrisonSanto Domingo OesteSanto Domingo—
Centro Correccional Pedro CortoPrisonSan Juan de la MaguanaSan Juan—
Centro de Corrección y Rehabilitación Baní - MujeresWomen's prisonBaníPeravia—
Centro de Corrección y Rehabilitación de HigüeyPrisonSalvaleón de HigüeyLa Altagracia—
Centro de Corrección y Rehabilitación de San Pedro de Macorís (CCR)PrisonSan Pedro de Macorís—
Centro de Corrección y Rehabilitación La Isleta MocaPrisonMocaLa Vega—
Centro de Corrección y Rehabilitación Las ParrasPrisonGuerraSanto Domingo—
Centro de Corrección y Rehabilitación RafeyPrisonSantiago de los CaballerosSantiago—
Centro de Corrección y Rehabilitación Vista al VallePrisonSan Francisco de MacorísDuarte—
Dirección de la Policía Especializada en Niños, Niñas y Adolescentes en Villa JuanaSanto DomingoPrisonDistrito Nacional8096825651
Penitenciaria Nacional de La VictoriaPrisonSanto Domingo NorteSanto Domingo—
Prisión de ComendadorPrisonComendadorLa Estrelleta—
Prisión de San FelipePrisonSan Felipe de Puerto PlataPuerto Plata—
Questions

Frequently asked

How many prisons and jails are in the Dominican Republic?

The atlas lists 19 prisons, jails and detention centres in the Dominican Republic, including 16 prisons and 2 remand prisons.

How many police stations are in the Dominican Republic?

210 police units are listed for the Dominican Republic: 207 police stations and 3 municipal police units.

Can I look up a prisoner in the Dominican Republic?

Public inmate lists are generally not published in the Dominican Republic. Contact the facility or Dirección General de Servicios Penitenciarios y Correccionales, using the address and telephone on each facility page.

Which province has the most facilities?

Santo Domingo, with 3 prisons and jails and 31 police units.

Are telephone numbers available for these facilities?

Yes for 1 entry of 19. 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 the Dominican Republic?

Dirección General de Servicios Penitenciarios y Correccionales is responsible for them. The regions below list every establishment it runs, along with the police units in each area.

What specialised facilities are there in the Dominican Republic?

The atlas lists 1 women's prison and 2 remand prisons here. Each has its own page with the address and, where published, a phone number.

How is the Dominican Republic divided in the atlas?

The atlas files the Dominican Republic by province, following official administrative boundaries; 32 provinces currently have entries. Every facility is listed in the province where it is located; Santo Domingo is the largest by number of entries.

How do I contact the police in the Dominican Republic?

In an emergency, call the national emergency number. For anything else, the atlas lists 210 police units here. Open a province to see the units in each area.

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