About Estabelecimento Prisional de Monsanto
Monsanto holds high-security men nationally under DGRSP. Not a typical local prison for first-night remand from Lisbon courts.
Locating someone
Transfers to Monsanto follow classification. Confirm with DGRSP or counsel.
Visits
High-security visit rules on dgrsp.justica.gov.pt — longer approval timelines.
Travel to Lisbon
Western Lisbon / Monsanto forest belt — car or taxi from Amoreiras area; not a metro walk.
Questions about Estabelecimento Prisional de Monsanto
- Is Monsanto a park?
- The prison shares the Monsanto area name with Lisbon’s large forest park — use DGRSP prison address, not picnic maps.
- Public Monsanto inmate list?
- No.