Peru · Loreto
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Establecimiento Penitenciario de Iquitos is a penal establishment operated by the Instituto Nacional Penitenciario (INPE) located in the Loreto region of Peru. Official capacity: 424 inmates. Recorded population (2016 INEI Census): 1,540 inmates (363% of capacity).
Capacity
424
Current population
1,540
Occupancy
363%
Year opened
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Operational
Figures from official sources · verified 3 Jul 2026 · methodology
Operator
—
Population held
Mixed/unknown
Opened
—
Region
Loreto
Security level
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Death-row facility
No
a | 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 | Puno | Puno | Puno | Suma Utijaña | | 50 | San Román | Juliaca | Virgen De Las Mercedes | | | 51 | San Martín | Moyobamba | Moyobamba | Moyobamba | | 52 | San Martín | Tarapoto | Nueva Esperanza | | | 53 | Tacna | Tacna | Tacna | Esperanza de vida | | 54 | Tacna | Gregorio Albarracín Lanchipa | Nuevo horizonte | | | 55 | Tumbes | Tumbes | Tumbes | I Tumbes | | 56 | Zarumilla | Zarumilla | II Zarumilla | | | 57 | Ucayali | Coronel Portillo | Manantay | San Fernando | ipa | Castilla | Aplao | Virgen de las Peñas Ica | Ica | Ica | Lazos de Esperanza Loreto | Maynas | Iquitos | Hogar Protegido "Nauta" Moquegua | Mariscal Nieto | Moquegua | Servicio Médico de Apoyo Hogar Protegido Moquegua Ucayali | Coronel Portillo | Manantay | Hogar Protegido San Fernando Tumbes | Zarumilla | Zarumilla | Hogar Protegido II – Zarumilla Piura | Paitua | Paitua | [...]
No visiting information available.
No mailing information available.
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No major issues documented in our database.
No public contact details available.
Derived signal — not a judgement. How it's calculated
What the score is responding to:
This facility scores 31. The national average across 136 scored Peru facilities is 29 — 2 points above national average.
Same country, matched on type + security level where possible.
Higher risk than 10% of peer facilities in Peru.
a | 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 | Puno | Puno | Puno | Suma Utijaña | | 50 | San Román | Juliaca | Virgen De Las Mercedes | | | 51 | San Martín | Moyobamba | Moyobamba | Moyobamba | | 52 | San Martín | Tarapoto | Nueva Esperanza | | | 53 | Tacna | Tacna | Tacna | Esperanza de vida | | 54 | Tacna | Gregorio Albarracín Lanchipa | Nuevo horizonte | | | 55 | Tumbes | Tumbes | Tumbes | I Tumbes | | 56 | Zarumilla | Zarumilla | II Zarumilla | | | 57 | Ucayali | Coronel Portillo | Manantay | San Fernando | ipa | Castilla | Aplao | Virgen de las Peñas Ica | Ica | Ica | Lazos de Esperanza Loreto | Maynas | Iquitos | Hogar Protegido "Nauta" Moquegua | Mariscal Nieto | Moquegua | Servicio Médico de Apoyo Hogar Protegido Moquegua Ucayali | Coronel Portillo | Manantay | Hogar Protegido San Fernando Tumbes | Zarumilla | Zarumilla | Hogar Protegido II – Zarumilla Piura | Paitua | Paitua | [...]
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World Prisons. (2026). Establecimiento Penitenciario de Iquitos. Retrieved July 21, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/establecimiento-penitenciario-de-iquitos
"Establecimiento Penitenciario de Iquitos." World Prisons. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/establecimiento-penitenciario-de-iquitos.
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author = {{World Prisons}},
title = {Establecimiento Penitenciario de Iquitos},
year = {2026},
url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/establecimiento-penitenciario-de-iquitos},
urldate = {2026-07-21}
}