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Establecimiento Penitenciario de Lurigancho

PrisonOvercrowded (315%)ModerateMedium
Verified 16 Jun 2026
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Establecimiento Penitenciario de Lurigancho is a penal establishment operated by the Instituto Nacional Penitenciario (INPE) located in the Lima region of Peru. Official capacity: 3,204 inmates. Recorded population (2016 INEI Census): 10,091 inmates (315% of capacity).

Capacity

3,204

Current population

10,091

Occupancy

315%

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 315% 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: 315% · peers avg: 355% (11%)
Capacity (beds)this: 3204 · peers avg: 370 (+767%)

Data completeness

38%

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

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