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Barbadillo prison

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Background

Barbadillo Prison (Spanish: Penal de Barbadillo) is a prison facility located in Lima, Peru administered by the National Penitentiary Institute. Known as the "presidential prison" for being the place of detention of the former presidents, it has hosted former presidents Alberto Fujimori and Ollanta Humala. Currently imprisoned at the facility are former presidents Alejandro Toledo, Pedro Castillo, and Ollanta Humala.

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Capacity

Current population

Occupancy

Year opened

2007

Operational

Facility profile

Operator

National Penitentiary Institute

Population held

Mixed/unknown

Opened

2007

Region

Ate

Security level

Death-row facility

No

Conditions

No conditions summary available yet.

Visiting

No visiting information available.

Mailing

No mailing information available.

Practical info

Contact the operator's website for inmate-specific procedures.

Known issues

No major issues documented in our database.

Contact & address

Micaela Bastidas, Ate 15494

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Data completeness

30%

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