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Nicaragua

The prisons, jails and police of Nicaragua

Nicaragua has 5 prisons and jails and 123 police agencies in this atlas. Nicaragua's prisons are run by the Sistema Penitenciario Nacional under the Ministry of the Interior. Among them are 121 police stations, 4 prisons and 2 municipal police units. Managua has the most entries of any region, with 35. Choose one of 17 regions to see every facility with its address and telephone.

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Nicaragua, by region

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Composition

What the atlas holds here

121Police stations
4Prisons
2Municipal police units
1Women's prison
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Prisons & jails

5 facilities

5 entries
Centro Penitenciario de Nicaragua en LeónPrisonMunicipio LeónLeon
Complejo Penitenciario Jorge NavarroPrisonTipitapa (Municipio)Managua
El Nuevo ChipotePrisonManagua (Municipio)Managua
Establecimiento Penitenciario Integral de MujeresWomen's prisonTipitapa (Municipio)Managua
Sistema Penitenciario La ChácaraPrisonMunicipio EstelíEstelí
Questions

Frequently asked

How many prisons and jails are in Nicaragua?

The atlas lists 5 prisons, jails and detention centres in Nicaragua, including 4 prisons and 1 women's prison.

How many police stations are in Nicaragua?

123 police units are listed for Nicaragua: 121 police stations and 2 municipal police units.

Can I look up a prisoner in Nicaragua?

Public inmate lists are generally not published in Nicaragua. Contact the facility or Sistema Penitenciario Nacional, using the address and telephone on each facility page.

Which region has the most facilities?

Managua, with 3 prisons and jails and 32 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 Nicaragua?

Sistema Penitenciario Nacional 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 Nicaragua?

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

How is Nicaragua divided in the atlas?

The atlas files Nicaragua by region, following official administrative boundaries; 17 regions currently have entries. Every facility is listed in the region where it is located; Managua is the largest by number of entries.

How do I contact the police in Nicaragua?

In an emergency, call the national emergency number. For anything else, the atlas lists 123 police units here. Open a region to see the units in each area.

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