La Esperanza (prison)
| Location | San Salvador, El Salvador |
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| Coordinates | 13°45′25″N 89°11′24″W / 13.757°N 89.190°W |
| Status | Operational |
| Security class | Maximum security prison |
| Capacity | 10,000 |
| Population | 33,000 (as of 2023) |
| Opened | 1972 |
| Managed by | Ministry of Justice and Public Security |
La Esperanza, also known as Mariona, is a prison in El Salvador. Located on the northern outskirts of the city of San Salvador, it was the largest prison in El Salvador before the opening of the Terrorism Confinement Center (CECOT), with a population of 33,000 in 2023.