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El Salvador

The prisons, jails and police of El Salvador

This page lists 13 places of detention and 205 law enforcement agencies in El Salvador. El Salvador's prisons are run by the Dirección General de Centros Penales. Since 2023 the system has also included the very large Centro de Confinamiento del Terrorismo (CECOT) at Tecoluca. Among them are 205 police stations, 11 prisons and 1 women's prison. Departamento de San Salvador has the most entries of any department, with 44. Choose one of 14 departments to see every facility with its address and telephone.

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Composition

What the atlas holds here

205Police stations
11Prisons
1Women's prison
1Remand prison
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Prisons & jails

13 facilities

13 entries
Cárcel de MujeresWomen's prisonIlopangoDepartamento de San Salvador
Centro de Reeducación de Menores de IlobascoPrisonCiudad IlobascoDepartamento de Cabañas
Centro Industrial de Cumplimiento de Penas y Rehabilitacion Santa AnaPrisonSanta AnaDepartamento de Santa Ana
Centro Penal de IzalcoPrisonIzalcoDepartamento de Sonsonate
Centro Penal de la UnionPrisonConchaguaDepartamento de La Unión
Centro Penal de Menores de TonacatepequePrisonTonacatepequeDepartamento de San Salvador
Centro Penal de San VicentePrisonSan Vicente
Centro Penal de UsulutánPrisonSanta MaríaDepartamento de Usulután
Centro Penal La EsperanzaAyuxtuxtepequePrisonDelgadoDepartamento de San Salvador
Centro Penitenciario de ApanteosPrisonSanta AnaDepartamento de Santa Ana
Centro Preventivo Jucuapa HombresRemand prisonJucuapaDepartamento de Usulután
Ex Penal de CojutepequePrisonCojutepequeDepartamento de Cuscatlán
Terrorism Confinement CenterPrisonTecolucaSan Vicente
Questions

Frequently asked

How many prisons and jails are in El Salvador?

The atlas lists 13 prisons, jails and detention centres in El Salvador, including 11 prisons and 1 women's prison.

How many police stations are in El Salvador?

205 police units are listed for El Salvador, all recorded as police stations.

Can I look up a prisoner in El Salvador?

Public inmate lists are generally not published in El Salvador. Contact the facility or Dirección General de Centros Penales, using the address and telephone on each facility page.

Which department has the most facilities?

Departamento de San Salvador, with 3 prisons and jails and 41 police units.

Are telephone numbers available for these facilities?

Not yet. The facility pages show each address and map location; the agency's own website is the authority for current contact details.

Who runs the prisons in El Salvador?

Dirección General de Centros Penales 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 El Salvador?

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

How is El Salvador divided in the atlas?

The atlas files El Salvador by department, following official administrative boundaries; 14 departments currently have entries. Every facility is listed in the department where it is located; Departamento de San Salvador is the largest by number of entries.

How do I contact the police in El Salvador?

In an emergency, call the national emergency number. For anything else, the atlas lists 205 police units here. Open a department to see the units in each area.

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