Peru

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Prison population

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Sentenced + remand

Rate per 100,000

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Per 100,000 residents

Occupancy

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At or under capacity

Pre-trial / remand

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Share not yet sentenced

Female prisoners

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Foreign nationals

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Figures from official sources · methodology

Conditions risk — across 136 facilities

Average of our computed Conditions Risk Score across the country's facilities. Methodology · Browse highest-risk

29/100

national average

62 moderate 74 unknown

1 documented human-rights cases →

Prison population over time

Annual figures, latest survey year

2003: 28,836+240.3% over 21y2024: 98,127

Source: unodc

Prisons in Peru

Browse all 136 →

136 facilities in our database — showing the first 24.

Albergue de Menores Maranguita

Peru

Type

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Capacity

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Held

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Barbadillo prison

Peru · Ate

Type

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Capacity

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Held

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Callao navy base

Peru

Type

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Capacity

—

Held

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Carcel de Jauja

Peru

Type

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Capacity

—

Held

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Carcel de Piedra

Peru

Type

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Capacity

—

Held

—

Carcel de Puerto Maldonado

Peru · Tambopata

Type

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Capacity

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Held

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Carcel de Socabaya

Peru · Socabaya

Type

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Capacity

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Held

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Carcel Pucallpa

Peru

Type

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Capacity

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Held

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Centro Correccional Marcavalle

Peru

Type

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Capacity

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Held

—

Centro Juvenil de Diagnostico y Rehabilitacion de Lima

Peru · San Miguel

Type

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Capacity

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Held

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centro juvenil de rehabilitacion

Peru · El Tambo

Type

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Capacity

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Held

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Centro Penitenciario la Capilla

Peru

Type

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Capacity

—

Held

—

Centro Penitenciario Qqenccoro

Peru

Type

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Capacity

—

Held

—

Challapalca Prison

Peru

Type

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Capacity

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Held

—

El Sexto prison

Peru

Type

—

Capacity

—

Held

—

Establecimiento Penitenciario Ancón I

Peru

Type

Prison

Capacity

892

Held

3,115

Overcrowded (349%)Moderate

Establecimiento Penitenciario Ancón II

Peru

Type

Prison

Capacity

1,000

Held

1,856

Overcrowded (186%)Moderate

Establecimiento Penitenciario Ancón III

Peru

Type

Prison

Capacity

1,000

Held

—

Establecimiento Penitenciario Cajamarca

Peru

Type

—

Capacity

—

Held

—

Establecimiento Penitenciario Callao

Peru

Type

Prison

Capacity

422

Held

1,421

Overcrowded (337%)Moderate

Establecimiento Penitenciario Cañete

Peru

Type

Prison

Capacity

400

Held

698

Overcrowded (175%)Moderate

Establecimiento Penitenciario Cerro de Pasco

Peru

Type

—

Capacity

—

Held

—

Establecimiento Penitenciario Chachapoyas

Peru · Huancas

Type

—

Capacity

—

Held

—

Establecimiento Penitenciario Chanchamayo

Peru

Type

—

Capacity

—

Held

—

See all 136 prisons in Peru →

Data completeness

10%

Score based on how many fields are populated. We surface this so you know where the gaps are.

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ISO 3166-1 alpha-3: PER

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APA

World Prisons. (2026). Peru — prison statistics. Retrieved July 20, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/countries/peru

Chicago

"Peru — prison statistics." World Prisons. Accessed July 20, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/countries/peru.

BibTeX

@misc{worldprisons-peru,
  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {Peru — prison statistics},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/countries/peru},
  urldate = {2026-07-20}
}