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Establecimiento Penitenciario de Arequipa

PrisonOvercrowded (428%)ModerateMedium
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Establecimiento Penitenciario de Arequipa is a penal establishment operated by the Instituto Nacional Penitenciario (INPE) located in the Arequipa region of Peru. Official capacity: 730 inmates. Recorded population (2016 INEI Census): 3,128 inmates (428% of capacity).

Capacity

730

Current population

3,128

Occupancy

428%

Year opened

—

Operational

Figures from official sources · verified 3 Jul 2026 · methodology

Facility profile

Operator

—

Population held

Mixed/unknown

Opened

—

Region

Arequipa

Security level

—

Death-row facility

No

Conditions

ónicos de Cañete | EsSalud | | 7 | Ica | Centro La Medalla Milagrosa | Beneficencia Pública | | 8 | Arequipa | Hospital de Salud Mental Moisés Heresi-Pabellón para pacientes crónicos(Ex Albergue de Mendigos y Enfermos Mentales Chilpinilla) | Beneficencia Pública | | 9 | Cusco | Hospital de Salud Mental Juan Pablo II | Beneficencia Pública | | 10 | Puno | Albergue San Román | Beneficencia Pública | | TABLA N°2-HOGARES PROTEGIDOS SUPERVISADOS,POR DISTRITO(Hogares protegidos implementados a febrero del 2022) | | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | N° | Departamento | Provincia | Distrito | Nombre | | 1 | Amazonas | Utcubamba | Bagua Grande | Santiago apóstol | | 2 | Ancash | Santa | Chimbote | La esperanza | | 3 | Huaraz | Huaraz | Mi nuevo hogar | | | 4 | Apurímac | Andahuaylas | Andahuaylas | La casa que te acoge | | 5 | Abancay | Abancay | Amancaes | | | 6 | Arequipa | Castilla | Aplao | Virgen de las peñas | | 7 | Caylloma | Majes | Hacia una nueva vida | | | 8 | Arequipa | Jacobo Hunter | Luz de la esperanza | | | 9 | Ayacucho | Huamanga | Andrés Avelino CáceresDorregaray | Ayacucho | | 10 | Cajamarca | Cajamarca | Cajamarca | Hogar protegido de lared de salud Cajamarca | | 11 | Cusco | Cusco | Wánchaq | Patrón Santiago de la red de Salud CuscoNorte | | 12 | Cusco | San Jerónimo | Patrón San Sebastián | | | 13 | Junín | Andahuaylas | Andahuaylas | La casa que te acoge | | 5 | Abancay | Abancay | Amancaes | | | 6 | Arequipa | Castilla | Aplao | Virgen de las [...]

Visiting

No visiting information available.

Mailing

No mailing information available.

Practical info

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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

31/100
Moderate concern31/100
Overcrowding
30/30
Oversight reports
1/30
Structural flags
0/15
Death signals
0/15
Conditions text
0/10

What the score is responding to:

  • · Extreme overcrowding at 428% of capacity
  • · 1 oversight report in the last 5 years

This facility scores 31. The national average across 136 scored Peru facilities is 29 — 2 points above national average.

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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: 428% · peers avg: 354% (+21%)
Capacity (beds)this: 730 · peers avg: 408 (+79%)

Reports

  • NPM-defensoria-pe1 Jan 2022

    ónicos de Cañete | EsSalud | | 7 | Ica | Centro La Medalla Milagrosa | Beneficencia Pública | | 8 | Arequipa | Hospital de Salud Mental Moisés Heresi-Pabellón para pacientes crónicos(Ex Albergue de Mendigos y Enfermos Mentales Chilpinilla) | Beneficencia Pública | | 9 | Cusco | Hospital de Salud Mental Juan Pablo II | Beneficencia Pública | | 10 | Puno | Albergue San Román | Beneficencia Pública | | TABLA N°2-HOGARES PROTEGIDOS SUPERVISADOS,POR DISTRITO(Hogares protegidos implementados a febrero del 2022) | | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | N° | Departamento | Provincia | Distrito | Nombre | | 1 | Amazonas | Utcubamba | Bagua Grande | Santiago apóstol | | 2 | Ancash | Santa | Chimbote | La esperanza | | 3 | Huaraz | Huaraz | Mi nuevo hogar | | | 4 | Apurímac | Andahuaylas | Andahuaylas | La casa que te acoge | | 5 | Abancay | Abancay | Amancaes | | | 6 | Arequipa | Castilla | Aplao | Virgen de las peñas | | 7 | Caylloma | Majes | Hacia una nueva vida | | | 8 | Arequipa | Jacobo Hunter | Luz de la esperanza | | | 9 | Ayacucho | Huamanga | Andrés Avelino CáceresDorregaray | Ayacucho | | 10 | Cajamarca | Cajamarca | Cajamarca | Hogar protegido de lared de salud Cajamarca | | 11 | Cusco | Cusco | Wánchaq | Patrón Santiago de la red de Salud CuscoNorte | | 12 | Cusco | San Jerónimo | Patrón San Sebastián | | | 13 | Junín | Andahuaylas | Andahuaylas | La casa que te acoge | | 5 | Abancay | Abancay | Amancaes | | | 6 | Arequipa | Castilla | Aplao | Virgen de las [...]

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Data completeness

48%

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BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-establecimiento-penitenciar,
  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {Establecimiento Penitenciario de Arequipa},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/establecimiento-penitenciario-de-arequipa},
  urldate = {2026-10-24}
}