National Penitentiary Institute (Peru) ... The National Penitentiary Institute of Peru (Spanish: Instituto Nacional Penitenciario, INPE) is the government agency charged with incarcerating …

Jun 11, 2025 · Today, the Lurigancho Prison, about six miles from Lima’s downtown, fights for survival thanks to the internal organization of some inmates who, through their work, have …

Dec 15, 2025 · Inside Peru's correctional system: A breakdown of infrastructure, legal delays, and internal issues impacting inmate rights. The National Penitentiary Institute (INPE) oversees …

Apr 6, 2025 · In official terms, there are 68 prisons in Peru with 94,911 inmates, more than double the capacity of just 41,019 inmates, representing a nearly 54 percent overcrowding rate.

Apr 19, 2022 · This is the Challapalca prison, located at 4800 meters above sea level, between Tacna and Puno. This responds to the regional office of the highlands.

Find here all the data available to Prison Insider about Peru's prisons in 2024: key-figures, description of the everyday life in detention, references, websites and useful links.

Jul 9, 2023 · LIMA, Peru — So many former presidents in Peru have run afoul with the law that the country has set up a special penitentiary for them — and it's full. The Barbadillo prison is …

The table below gives an indication of the recent trend in the pre-trial/remand prison population. The final row shows the latest figures available.

This initiative positions Peru as a regional benchmark in the modernization of prison systems, which is based on a model of justice that combines comprehensive security, rehabilitation and …

Oct 4, 2025 · It was mid-2022, Peruvian prisons were allowing visits after two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, and he sensed a climate of high tension in Lurigancho, the overcrowded fortress …