As of 2026-07-08, Bexar County Jail tops the list with 4,563 seats.
- #1 Bexar County Jail — 4,563 seats
jail in Bexar County
source Wikidata - #2 Santa Rita Jail — 4,000 seats
county jail in Dublin, Alameda County, California
Santa Rita Jail is a county jail located in Dublin, Alameda County, California, and operated by the Alameda County Sheriff's Office. With a design capacity of 3489, Santa Rita is one of the largest jails in the United States and larger than many California state prisons. The jail is adjacent to Federal Correctional Institution, Dublin, on the Camp Parks Reserve Forces Training Area. Read more on Wikipedia.
Wikidata - #3 Taloja Central Jail — 3,000 seats
prison in Kharghar, Maharashtra, India
Taloja Central Jail is a prison in the node of Taloja near Taloja Panchnand railway station of the city of Navi Mumbai in the state of Maharashtra in India. It was opened in 2008 and has capacity for 3000 inmates. Read more on Wikipedia.
Wikidata - #4 La Modelo — 2,907 seats
prison in Bogotá, Colombia
La Modelo is a prison in Bogotá, Colombia. With 15,000 inmates, the facility is known for its violence. Different areas of the prison are controlled by different factions of paramilitaries, guerrilla fighters, and drug cartels. Most of the prisoners at La Modelo are not associated with any factions. Prison guards do not carry weapons in the prison, except for a baton. However, guards in the watch towers do have a rifle. Prisoners have easy access to guns and grenades. The prison's... Read more on Wikipedia.
Wikidata - #5 Eastern Reception, Diagnostic and Correctional Center — 2,684 seats
Prison in Bonne Terre, Missouri
The Eastern Reception, Diagnostic and Correctional Center (ERDCC) is a 2,684-bed prison located in a detached eastern section of Bonne Terre, Missouri. It is home to adult males who are awaiting beds at other facilities, is a medical flat camp, houses inmates serving life sentences and where death row inmates receive lethal injection. Read more on Wikipedia.
Wikidata - #6 El-Harrach Prison — 2,500 seats
prison in Algeria
source Wikidata - #7 Central Prison, Bangalore — 2,200 seats
prison in Karnataka, India
Central Prison, Bengaluru is the largest prison in the Indian state of Karnataka. Established in 1997, it became the central prison of Bengaluru in 2000 when the old jail, which has since been converted to Freedom Park, was shut for renovation. Read more on Wikipedia.
Wikidata - #8 Limestone Correctional Facility — 2,086 seats
prison in Limestone County, Alabama
Limestone Correctional Facility is an Alabama Department of Corrections state prison for men located in Harvest, Limestone County, Alabama. Opened in October 1984 and with a capacity of 2086 prisoners, Limestone is the largest prison in the Alabama state system. This institution is classified as a maximum security correctional facility. As of March 2024, the prison was 15% over capacity at 2,398 inmates. Read more on Wikipedia.
Wikidata - #9 Kolea Prison — 2,000 seats
Prisons in Algeria
source Wikidata - #10 Edmonton Remand Centre — 1,952 seats
correctional jail in Alberta, Canada
The Edmonton Remand Centre (ERC) is a correctional facility in Goodridge Corners, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. A pre-trial detention facility, it is operated by the Ministry of Justice and Solicitor General of Alberta. It replaces a facility opened in 1979 in downtown Edmonton. After overcrowding and additional bed space was required, a second facility was proposed and completed in 2012. The new facility, differentiated as the New Edmonton Remand Centre (NERC), opened on April 12, 2013. The NERC... Read more on Wikipedia.
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