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Paraguay

The prisons, jails and police of Paraguay

This page lists 9 places of detention and 1,198 law enforcement agencies in Paraguay. Paraguay's prisons are run by the Ministry of Justice. Tacumbú in Asunción has long been the largest. Among them are 1,193 police stations, 9 prisons and 2 border police units. 1 entry has a telephone number on record; for the others, the address and map location are given. Itapua has the most entries of any region, with 150. Choose one of 18 regions to see every facility with its address and telephone.

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Paraguay, by region

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Composition

What the atlas holds here

1,193Police stations
9Prisons
2Border police units
2Gendarmerie units
1Municipal police
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Prisons & jails

9 facilities

9 entries
Casa Virgen de CaacupéItauguáPrisonItauguaCentral—
Centro de Rehabilitacion Social-CERESOPrisonCambyretaItapua—
Centro Educativo ItauguáPrisonItauguaCentral—
Centro Educativo SembradorPrisonVillarricaGuaira+595 541 42088
Penitenciaría Nacional de TacumbúAsunciónPrisonAsuncion—
Penitenciaría Regional Coronel OviedoPrisonCoronel OviedoCaaguazu—
Penitenciaría Regional de ConcepciónPrisonConcepcion—
Penitenciaria Regional de Emboscada “Padre Juan Antonio de la Vega”PrisonEmboscadaCordillera—
Penitenciaría Regional de VillarricaPrisonVillarricaGuaira—
Questions

Frequently asked

How many prisons and jails are in Paraguay?

The atlas lists 9 prisons, jails and detention centres in Paraguay, including 9 prisons.

How many police stations are in Paraguay?

1,198 police units are listed for Paraguay: 1,193 police stations, 2 border police units and 2 gendarmerie units.

Can I look up a prisoner in Paraguay?

Public inmate lists are generally not published in Paraguay. Contact the facility or the authority that runs it, using the address and telephone on each facility page.

Which region has the most facilities?

Itapua, with 1 prison or jail and 149 police units.

Are telephone numbers available for these facilities?

Yes for 1 entry of 9. 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.

Which town in Paraguay has the most prisons?

Villarrica has the most, with 2 places of detention in the atlas, out of 4 towns with at least one.

How is Paraguay divided in the atlas?

The atlas files Paraguay by region, following official administrative boundaries; 18 regions currently have entries. Every facility is listed in the region where it is located; Itapua is the largest by number of entries.

How do I contact the police in Paraguay?

In an emergency, call the national emergency number. For anything else, the atlas lists 1,198 police units here. Open a region to see the units in each area.

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