Federal Social Readaptation Center No. 1

Maximum security federal prison in Mexico Altiplano Supermax PrisonLocation within MexicoShow map of MexicoLocation within State of MexicoShow map of State of MexicoLocationAlmoloya de Juárez, Estado de México, Mexico19°25′15″N 99°44′56″W / 19.42071966091189°N 99.74884796196432°W / 19.42071966091189; -99.74884796196432Opened1990Former nameMaximum Security Penitentiary No. 1 The Federal Social Readaptation Center No. 1 (Spanish: Centro Federal de Readaptación Social Número 1) is a maximum-security federal prison located in Almoloya de Juárez, Mexico. Commonly referred to as Altiplano, it is considered Mexico's principal maximum-security facility and has housed numerous high-profile inmates, including several of the country's most-wanted drug lords. Names The prison was originally known as Maximum Security Penitentiary No. 1 "Almoloya de Juárez" (Spanish: Penal de Máxima Seguridad No. 1 Almoloya de Juárez). It was later renamed Federal Social Readaptation Center No. 1 "La Palma" (Spanish: Centro Federal de Readaptación Social No. 1 La Palma), before adopting its current name, Federal Social Readaptation Center No. 1 (Spanish: Centro Federal de Readaptaci