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Establecimiento Penitenciario Callao

PrisonOvercrowded (337%)ModerateMedium
Verified 29 Jun 2026
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Establecimiento Penitenciario Callao is a penal establishment operated by the Instituto Nacional Penitenciario (INPE) located in the Lima region of Peru. Official capacity: 422 inmates. Recorded population (2016 INEI Census): 1,421 inmates (337% of capacity).

Capacity

422

Current population

1,421

Occupancy

337%

Year opened

—

Operational

Facility profile

Operator

—

Population held

Mixed/unknown

Opened

—

Region

Lima

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

No public contact details available.

Conditions Risk Score

Derived signal — not a judgement. How it's calculated

30/100
Moderate concern30/100
Overcrowding
30/30
Oversight reports
0/30
Structural flags
0/15
Death signals
0/15
Conditions text
0/10

What the score is responding to:

  • · Extreme overcrowding at 337% of capacity

Compared to other facilities in Peru

135 peers
Conditions risk scorethis: 30/100 · peers avg: 29/100 (+3%)

Higher risk than 10% of peer facilities in Peru.

Occupancythis: 337% · peers avg: 355% (5%)
Capacity (beds)this: 422 · peers avg: 412 (+2%)

Data completeness

44%

How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.

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