Peru
Capital city — Lima
Country population
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
i2017/ National Penitentiary Institute - National Institute of Statistics and InformaticsType of government
Human Development Index
i2016/ UNDPName of authority in charge of the pris…
Total number of prisoners
i2017/ National Penitentiary InstitutePrison density
i2017/ National Penitentiary InstituteTotal number of prison facilities
i2017An NPM has been established
Yescreated in 2015
Female prisoners
i2017/ National Penitentiary InstituteIncarcerated minors
i2017/ Directory of Juvenile Dentention FacilitiesPercentage of untried prisoners
i2017/ National Penitentiary InstituteDeath penalty is abolished
Yessince 1979 for or…
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Overview
Prison population
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
268
i
2017
/ National Penitentiary Institute - National Institute of Statistics and Informatics
Total number of prisoners
85,396
i
2017
/ National Penitentiary Institute
Prison density
231 %
i
2017
/ National Penitentiary Institute
Organisation
Name of authority in charge of the prison service
Ministry of Justice and Human Rights
Prison facilities
Total number of prison facilities
69
i
2017