Anexo Penitenciario Capitán Yáber, Correctional facility for white-collar crimes in Santiago, Chile

The Anexo Penitenciario Capitán Yáber is a small detention facility in Santiago designed specifically to hold individuals charged with or convicted of economic crimes. The institution operates with limited capacity and provides basic amenities including visitation areas and common spaces for its residents.

The building served for two decades as the Escuela de Gendarmería de Chile before opening in 1950 as a jail for the Sección de Ebrios y Alcoholistas, where people arrested for drunkenness were held. In 1974 the alcaide Arturo Salinas Andrade added a section for drivers who caused traffic accidents and named the site after Captain Pedro Yáber, a Curicó jailer who died on 17 January 1970 in a car crash on the road to San Javier. It now depends on Gendarmería's Unidad Especial de Alta Seguridad.

The prison's name honours Captain Pedro Yáber, the first warden of Curicó, who died on 17 January 1970 in a car accident on the road to San Javier. Warden Arturo Salinas Andrade chose the name in 1974, when the site became a detention section for drivers who caused traffic accidents.

The facility is located within Santiago and is accessible from the city, though visits are governed by institutional protocols. It is best to inquire ahead of time about visiting procedures and required identification, as these institutions maintain strict security procedures.

The prison gained national attention in March 2015 when Penta case defendants were held here in pretrial detention. Its name honors Captain Pedro Yáber, a Curicó prison chief who died on 17 January 1970 in a car accident on the road to San Javier; warden Arturo Salinas Andrade chose the name in 1974.