Peru
Seen in the press
Read our selection of press reports about this country. This is a short description of prison conditions on a national scale. It gives an account of the preceding year’s events.
Peru: mutinerie dans une prison, trois morts
This article is not available in English. This article is available in the following versions: French
Peru: prison riot over coronavirus fears leaves nine dead
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 capital…Source — CGTN
Peru: fashion show for Mother's Day in Peru prison
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
Peru: los derechos humanos en las cárceles
This article is not available in English. This article is available in the following versions: Spanish
Perú: el país se consagra campeón Mundial... de los presos
This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the Spanish version.Source — Ecuavisa
Perú: las cárceles se están convirtiendo en bombas de tiempo
This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the Spanish version.Source — El Comercio
Pérou : 5 morts dans une émeute et l'incendie d'une prison
This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French or the Spanish versionSource — Tribune de Genève
Perù : repatriación masiva de presos españoles de cárceles
This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the Spanish version.Source — El Correo Gallego
Perù : cárceles productivas generan ingresos por S/ 120 millones
This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the Spanish version.Source — El Peruano
Perù : autoridades de 8 países comparten en Lima experiencias en gestión de cárceles
This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the Spanish version.Source — Wradio
Perú: los ciegos que llevan paz a las cárceles de Perú
This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the Spanish version.Source — Aleteia
Perú: sancionará "apología de terrorismo" con penas de hasta 15 años
This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the Spanish version.Source — Gestión
Peru: out of prison, but stuck in 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
Out of prison, but stuck in 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
Peru: productive prisons generate US$30 million
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
Pérou : l'une des prisons les plus hautes du monde inaugurée à 4.100m d'altitude
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
