El Sexto prison
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Background
El Sexto Prison (Spanish: Penal El Sexto), previously El Sexto Barracks (Spanish: Cuartel El Sexto), was a prison located in Lima District, Peru. Located next to the College of Our Lady of Guadalupe in the 13th block of Alfonso Ugarte Avenue, it took its name from the fact that the sixth station of the Republican Guard was located there. It is best known for the violent riot that took place for fourteen hours on March 27, 1984, which left 22 dead and 10 wounded. It is currently known as Alfonso Ugarte Police Station (Spanish: ComisarÃa PNP Alfonso Ugarte) and is operated by the National Police of Peru, no longer serving as a prison since its closure by Alan GarcÃa in 1986.
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Capacity
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Current population
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Occupancy
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Year opened
1904
Closed 1986
Figures from official sources · verified 28 May 2026 · methodology
Facility profile
Operator
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Population held
Mixed/unknown
Opened
1904
Region
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Security level
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Death-row facility
No
Conditions
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Visiting
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Mailing
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Practical info
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Known issues
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Contact & address
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Conditions Risk Score
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Data completeness
16%How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.
Sources
- Wikipedia — Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikidata (Q65377095)
- Wikipedia
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Cite this page
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World Prisons. (2026). El Sexto prison. Retrieved October 15, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/el-sexto-prison
"El Sexto prison." World Prisons. Accessed October 15, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/el-sexto-prison.
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