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Lima Penitentiary

Closed 1960Low
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  • (CCC No. 3. 1924) - (Vista aérea de la avenida Leguia).jpg

    Photo by The West Coast Leader, Ltd. via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

  • 001 1961 La impresionante mudanza y demolición de la Penitenciaría de Lima a inicios de los años 60.png

    Photo by Archivo Histórico El Comercio via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

  • 003 1961 La impresionante mudanza y demolición de la Penitenciaría de Lima a inicios de los años 60.png

    Photo by Archivo Histórico El Comercio via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

  • 004 1961 La impresionante mudanza y demolición de la Penitenciaría de Lima a inicios de los años 60.png

    Photo by Archivo Histórico El Comercio via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

  • 1961 traslado Penitenciaría Lima 001.png

    Photo by Archivo Histórico El Comercio via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

  • 1961 traslado Penitenciaría Lima 003.png

    Photo by Archivo Histórico El Comercio via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

  • Avenida Wilson 1963 EC.png

    Photo by El Comercio via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

  • Lima, Panorama. (1920s).jpg

    Photo by Unknown authorUnknown author via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

Background

The Lima Penitentiary (Spanish: Penitenciaría de Lima), also known simply as El Panóptico, was a prison building that existed in Lima, Peru. It had a panopticon layout and was designed by Michele Trefogli and Maximiliano Mimey.

Source: Wikipedia article lead, CC-BY-SA.

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Occupancy

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Year opened

1860

Closed 1960

Figures from official sources · verified 29 May 2026 · methodology

Facility profile

Operator

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Population held

Mixed/unknown

Opened

1860

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Security level

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Death-row facility

No

Conditions

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Mailing

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Practical info

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Known issues

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APA
World Prisons. (2026). Lima Penitentiary. Retrieved October 20, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/lima-penitentiary
Chicago
"Lima Penitentiary." World Prisons. Accessed October 20, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/lima-penitentiary.
BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-lima-penitentiary,
  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {Lima Penitentiary},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/lima-penitentiary},
  urldate = {2026-10-20}
}