Information, topic by topic, on prisons across the world

May 19, 2022

Perù : La moda social teje reinserción en las cárceles

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South America Activities Rehabilitation Work Peru

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May 4, 2020

Peru: mutinerie dans une prison, trois morts

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Coronavirus South America Health Protest Peru

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May 4, 2020

Peru: prison riot over coronavirus fears leaves nine dead

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Coronavirus South America Protest Peru

Nine inmates died during a riot at a Lima jail amid fears that Peru’s prisons are becoming a breeding ground for coronavirus after two inmates died of COVID-19 and more than 600 inmates were tested positive. The disturbance broke out at the Miguel Castro Castro jail in the east of the Peruvian capi…

Source — CGTN

May 11, 2019

Peru: fashion show for Mother's Day in Peru prison

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South America Peru

Mothers in a prison in Peru’s capital Lima celebrated Mother’s Day on Friday with a fashion show of items designed and created by female inmates.

Source — Euronews

March 13, 2019

Peru: los derechos humanos en las cárceles

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South America Peru

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June 1, 2018

Perú: el país se consagra campeón Mundial... de los presos

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South America Peru

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Source — Ecuavisa

May 28, 2018

Perú: las cárceles se están convirtiendo en bombas de tiempo

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South America Peru

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Source — El Comercio

February 14, 2018

Pérou : 5 morts dans une émeute et l'incendie d'une prison

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South America Protest Violence Peru

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Source — Tribune de Genève

September 30, 2017

Perù : repatriación masiva de presos españoles de cárceles

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South America Peru

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Source — El Correo Gallego

September 29, 2017

Perù : cárceles productivas generan ingresos por S/ 120 millones

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South America Peru

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Source — El Peruano

September 28, 2017

Perù : autoridades de 8 países comparten en Lima experiencias en gestión de cárceles

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South America Peru

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Source — Wradio

July 23, 2017

Perú: los ciegos que llevan paz a las cárceles de Perú

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South America Peru

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Source — Aleteia

July 19, 2017

Perú: sancionará "apología de terrorismo" con penas de hasta 15 años

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South America Peru

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Source — Gestión

June 11, 2017

Peru: out of prison, but stuck in Peru

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South America Peru

Foreigners released from prison in Peru aren’t always free to leave the country; it takes them more than six months to get their exit-papers and leaves them prone to more problems. Jurriaan van Eerten reports from Lima.

Source — DW

June 11, 2017

Out of prison, but stuck in Peru

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South America Peru

Foreigners released from prison in Peru aren’t always free to leave the country; it takes them more than six months to get their exit-papers and leaves them prone to more problems. Jurriaan van Eerten reports from Lima.

Source — DW

May 23, 2017

Peru: productive prisons generate US$30 million

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South America Peru

Peru’s Carceles Productivas (Productive Prisons) program generates US$30 million a year in sales of products crafted by inmates, the National Penitentiary Institute (Inpe) reported.

Source — Andina 36

July 10, 2016

Pérou : l'une des prisons les plus hautes du monde inaugurée à 4.100m d'altitude

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South America Peru

Une prison construite à 4 100 mètres d’altitude, où les températures peuvent descendre l’hiver jusqu’à -14 degrés. Le Pérou a ouvert samedi l’un des établissements pénitentiaires les plus hauts du monde près de Cochamarca, un village de 1 500 habitants situé à environ 200 km au nord de Lima.

Source — 20 Minutes