National Prison Department (Brazil)
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The National Prison Department in Brazil (DEPEN), is the agency responsible for 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.
- Porto Velho - Rondônia
- Mossoró - Rio Grande do Norte
- Campo Grande - Mato Grosso do Sul
- Brasília - Distrito Federal
- Catanduvas - Paraná
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