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Establecimiento Penitenciario Cañete

PrisonOvercrowded (175%)ModerateMedium
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Establecimiento Penitenciario Cañete is a penal establishment operated by the Instituto Nacional Penitenciario (INPE) located in the Lima region of Peru. Official capacity: 400 inmates. Recorded population (2016 INEI Census): 698 inmates (174% of capacity).

Capacity

400

Current population

698

Occupancy

175%

Year opened

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Operational

Figures from official sources · verified 16 Jun 2026 · methodology

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

22/100
Moderate concern22/100
Overcrowding
22/30
Oversight reports
0/30
Structural flags
0/15
Death signals
0/15
Conditions text
0/10

What the score is responding to:

  • · Severely overcrowded at 175% of capacity

This facility scores 22. The national average across 136 scored Peru facilities is 29 — 7 points below national average.

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Compared to other facilities in Peru

135 peers
Conditions risk scorethis: 22/100 · peers avg: 29/100 (25%)

Higher risk than 0% of peer facilities in Peru.

Occupancythis: 175% · peers avg: 358% (51%)
Capacity (beds)this: 400 · peers avg: 413 (3%)

Data completeness

38%

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World Prisons. (2026). Establecimiento Penitenciario Cañete. Retrieved October 15, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/establecimiento-penitenciario-canete
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BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-establecimiento-penitenciar,
  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {Establecimiento Penitenciario Cañete},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/establecimiento-penitenciario-canete},
  urldate = {2026-10-15}
}