Peru

Capital city — Lima

Country population
31,826,018
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
268
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2017
/ National Penitentiary Institute - National Institute of Statistics and Informatics
Type of government
Presidential Republic
Human Development Index
0.74
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2016
/ UNDP
Name of authority in charge of the pris…
Ministry of Justice and Human Rights
Total number of prisoners
85,396
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2017
/ National Penitentiary Institute
Prison density
231 %
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2017
/ National Penitentiary Institute
Total number of prison facilities
69
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2017
An NPM has been established
Yes
created in 2015
Female prisoners
5.7 %
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2017
/ National Penitentiary Institute
Incarcerated minors
2.5 %
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2017
/ Directory of Juvenile Dentention Facilities
Percentage of untried prisoners
41.7 %
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2017
/ National Penitentiary Institute
Death penalty is abolished
Yes
since 1979 for or…
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Special populations

Women

Female prisoners

5.7 % (4,887)

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2017

/ National Penitentiary Institute

Minors

Incarcerated minors

2.5 % (2,172)

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2017

/ Directory of Juvenile Dentention Facilities

Untried prisoners

Percentage of untried prisoners

41.7 % (35,594)

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2017

/ National Penitentiary Institute

Death penalty prisoners

Death penalty is abolished

Yes

since 1979 for ordinary crimes

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