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| Coordinates | 25°43′30″N 100°20′44″W / 25.72500°N 100.34556°W |
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| Status | closed |
| Capacity | 3,685[1] |
| Population | 4,091[1] (as of September 2015) |
| Managed by | Secretariat of Public Security |
| Director | Gregoria Salazar Robles[2] |
| City | Monterrey |
| State/province | Nuevo León |
| Country | Mexico |
| Notable prisoners | |
| Jorge Lankenau | |
Topo Chico was a prison located in Monterrey, northern Mexico, close to Penitenciaría (Spanish for 'penitentiary') metro station.
The prison is an establishment of the Federal Government of Mexico and is administered by the Secretariat of Public Security (Spanish: Secretaría de Seguridad Pública, SSP). The director of the prison is Gregoria Salazar Robles, appointed 12 March 2012.[2]
As of September 2015 the prison was overcrowded with a capacity for 3,685 inmates but a population of 4,091.[1] The infrastructure in poor condition with generally no water, light or ventilation in the cells according to a 2014 report by United Nations Special Rapporteur Juan E. Méndez.[3]
- ^ a b c "Cuaderno mensual de información estadística penitenciaria nacional" (XLS) (in Spanish). September 2015.
- ^ a b Porras Lara, Rosa Emilia (11 February 2016). "¿Quién es la directora de Topo Chico?" [Who is the director of Topo Chico?]. Milenio (in Spanish). Mexico City.
- ^ Human Rights Council Session 28 Agenda item 3. Mission to Mexico A/HRC/28/68/Add.3 page 16. Juan E. Méndez 29 December 2014.