National Prison Department
Departamento Penitenciário Nacional
Department overview
WebsiteOfficial website, in Portuguese
Coat of arms of Brazil

The National Prison Department (DEPEN, Departamento Penitenciário Nacional in Portuguese) is the Brazilian government agency responsible for the security and administration of the Brazil federal prison system (Sistema Penitenciário Federal). This agency was reorganized in 2006, with the passage of several new laws and the construction of new prisons.

Federal prisons

There are five prisons in the system.

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