Metropolitan Detention Center, Guaynabo

The Metropolitan Detention Center, Guaynabo is a United States federal prison facility in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico. It holds male and female inmates of all security levels who are awaiting trial or sentencing.

Email: gua-execassistant@bop.gov
Type: Prison
Description: United States federal prison facility in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico
Also known as: “Federal Bureau of Prisions Metropolitan Detention Center-Guaynabo” and “Metropolitan Detention Center”
Address: 652 Carretera 28, Guaynabo, PR 00965

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include San Patricio Plaza and Caparra Archaeological Site.

San Patricio Plaza

Shopping center

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

San Patricio Plaza is a 640,000 square feet three-level enclosed shopping mall located in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico. The mall is located at the intersection of PR-2, PR-23, and PR-20, and has over 120 stores with its anchors being T.J. San Patricio Plaza is situated 2 km southeast of Metropolitan Detention Center, Guaynabo.

Caparra Archaeological Site

Photo: Marine 69-71, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Caparra is an archaeological site containing the remains of Caparra, the first European settlement in the main island of Puerto Rico. Located in the municipality of Guaynabo on the grounds of the Museo y Parque Histórico Ruinas de Caparra, it is centered… Caparra Archaeological Site is situated 2 km south of Metropolitan Detention Center, Guaynabo.

Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport

Aerodrome

Photo: Jonathan Palombo, CC BY 2.0.

Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport, commonly known as Isla Grande Airport is a small airport in Puerto Rico serving the capital municipality of San Juan and its metropolitan area since 1929. Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport is situated 4 km northeast of Metropolitan Detention Center, Guaynabo.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cataño and Isla Grande.

Cataño

Photo: Jeff Hitchcock, CC BY 2.0.

Cataño is a small municipality and town in the Northern Coast region of Puerto Rico, across from Old San Juan in the Bay of San Juan.

Isla Grande

Neighborhood

Isla Grande is one of 40 subbarrios of Barrio Santurce, in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Recently named the Convention Center District or "Distrito del Centro de Convenciones: it is bounded by Miramar, and the Condado Lagoon or Laguna del Condado. Isla Grande is situated 4 km northeast of Metropolitan Detention Center, Guaynabo.