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Establecimiento Penitenciario de Huamachuco

PrisonOvercrowded (225%)ModerateMedium
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Establecimiento Penitenciario de Huamachuco is a penal establishment operated by the Instituto Nacional Penitenciario (INPE) located in the La Libertad region of Peru. Official capacity: 80 inmates. Recorded population (2016 INEI Census): 180 inmates (225% of capacity).

Capacity

80

Current population

180

Occupancy

225%

Year opened

—

Operational

Figures from official sources · verified 3 Jul 2026 · methodology

Facility profile

Operator

—

Population held

Mixed/unknown

Opened

—

Region

La Libertad

Security level

—

Death-row facility

No

Conditions

| 18 | La Libertad | Sánchez Carrión | Huamachuco | Huamachuco | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 19 | Ascope | Ascope | Hogar protegido red de salud Ascope | | | 20 | Lambayeque | Chiclayo | Chiclayo | Chiclayo | | 21 | Lima | Callao | Callao | Acapulco | | 22 | Lima | Puente Piedra | Puente Piedra | | | 23 | Lima | Los Olivos | Los Olivos | | | 24 | Lima | Santa Anita | Santa Anita | | | 25 | Lima | Ate | Huaycán | | | 26 | Lima | Ate | Ate | | | 27 | Lima | San Martín de Porres | San Martín De Porres | | | 28 | Huaura | Hualmay | Jampy Wasi | | | 29 | Lima | Chorrillos | Chorrillos | | | 30 | Lima | Villa Marfa del Triunfo | Villa Marfa Del Triunfo | | | 31 | Lima | Comas | Comas | | | 32 | Lima | Carabayllo | Carabayllo Varones | | | 33 | Lima | Carabayllo | Carabayllo Damas | | | 34 | Lima | San Luis | Lima Cercado | | | 35 | Lima | Pueblo Libre | Pueblo Libre | | | 36 | Loreto | Lima | San Borja | San Borja | | 37 | Maynas | Iquitos | Nauta | | | 38 | Maynas | Punchana | Néstor Aguilar Arévalo | | | 39 | Maynas | Belén | Paráso | | | 40 | Maynas | San Juan | San Juan | | | 41 | Madre de Dios | Tambopata | Tambopata | Nueva Esperanza | | 42 | Moquegua | Ilo | Ilo | Ilo | | 43 | Mariscal Nieto | Moquegua | Moquegua | | | 44 | Pasco | Pasco | Yanacancha | Hogar Protegido De La Diresa Pasco | | 45 | Piura | Piura | Castilla | Piura | | 46 | Paita | Paita | Paita | | | 47 | Sullana | Sullana | Sullana | | | 48 | Sechura | Sechura | Sechura | | | 49 | [...]

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

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 225% 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: 225% · peers avg: 357% (37%)
Capacity (beds)this: 80 · peers avg: 418 (81%)

Reports

  • NPM-defensoria-pe1 Jan 2022

    | 18 | La Libertad | Sánchez Carrión | Huamachuco | Huamachuco | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 19 | Ascope | Ascope | Hogar protegido red de salud Ascope | | | 20 | Lambayeque | Chiclayo | Chiclayo | Chiclayo | | 21 | Lima | Callao | Callao | Acapulco | | 22 | Lima | Puente Piedra | Puente Piedra | | | 23 | Lima | Los Olivos | Los Olivos | | | 24 | Lima | Santa Anita | Santa Anita | | | 25 | Lima | Ate | Huaycán | | | 26 | Lima | Ate | Ate | | | 27 | Lima | San Martín de Porres | San Martín De Porres | | | 28 | Huaura | Hualmay | Jampy Wasi | | | 29 | Lima | Chorrillos | Chorrillos | | | 30 | Lima | Villa Marfa del Triunfo | Villa Marfa Del Triunfo | | | 31 | Lima | Comas | Comas | | | 32 | Lima | Carabayllo | Carabayllo Varones | | | 33 | Lima | Carabayllo | Carabayllo Damas | | | 34 | Lima | San Luis | Lima Cercado | | | 35 | Lima | Pueblo Libre | Pueblo Libre | | | 36 | Loreto | Lima | San Borja | San Borja | | 37 | Maynas | Iquitos | Nauta | | | 38 | Maynas | Punchana | Néstor Aguilar Arévalo | | | 39 | Maynas | Belén | Paráso | | | 40 | Maynas | San Juan | San Juan | | | 41 | Madre de Dios | Tambopata | Tambopata | Nueva Esperanza | | 42 | Moquegua | Ilo | Ilo | Ilo | | 43 | Mariscal Nieto | Moquegua | Moquegua | | | 44 | Pasco | Pasco | Yanacancha | Hogar Protegido De La Diresa Pasco | | 45 | Piura | Piura | Castilla | Piura | | 46 | Paita | Paita | Paita | | | 47 | Sullana | Sullana | Sullana | | | 48 | Sechura | Sechura | Sechura | | | 49 | [...]

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Data completeness

48%

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BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-establecimiento-penitenciar,
  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {Establecimiento Penitenciario de Huamachuco},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/establecimiento-penitenciario-de-huamachuco},
  urldate = {2026-10-23}
}