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National Penitentiary Institute (Peru)

January 01, 1970

The National Penitentiary Institute of Peru (Spanish: Instituto Nacional Penitenciario, INPE) is the government agency charged with incarcerating convicts and suspects charged with crimes. It is part of the Peruvian government's Ministry of Justice.

National Penitentiary Institute
Instituto Nacional Penitenciario
Badge of the National Penitentiary Institute of Peru
AbbreviationINPE
MottoMantenimiento del Orden Publico
Maintenance of Public Order
Agency overview
Formed1924[1]
Legal personalityGovernmental: Government agency
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdictionPeru
Population104,643 inmates (2018)
Operational structure
HeadquartersLima, Peru
Agency executive
  • Rubén Rodríguez Rabanal, Director General[2]
Parent agencyMinistry of Justice (Peru)
Website
inpe.gob.pe

History edit

The Inspector General of Prisons was first established by Article 26 of the Penal Code of 1924. After becoming Inspector General on March 28, 1928, Dr. Bernardino León y León launched major reforms and changed the title to Director General of Prisons.[1]

Capacity edit

In 2009, the prison population totaled 44,800 inmates (0.15% of the national population),[3] though the nation's prisons were built for a capacity of 22,540.[4] 2,794 of the inmates were women. Only 17,297 of the inmates have been sentenced in court, while many of the rest are held in pretrial detention at police stations and judiciary buildings. Most pretrial detainees are held with convicted prisoners.[3] Because of understaffing, guards leave the internal operation of large prisons, including the management of commerce, to taitas, the bosses among the inmates.[5] With more prisoners and fewer prison guards and facility room, it also decreases the amount of time, money and space that can be used for programs to help inmates rehabilitate and reintegrate into society; but it increases a risk in security issues[6]

Since 2000, the International Red Cross has been working with Peruvian authorities to help control the widespread transmission of tuberculosis and HIV among the overcrowded prison population.[7]

In 2008, Justice minister Rosario Fernández Figueroa announced a commission to evaluate and recommend a plan to privatize the prison systems under the supervision of INPE.[4] INPE operates 56 of the country's 71 prisons, while the National Police of Peru (PNP) has jurisdiction over the rest.[3]

Media coverage edit

In 1998, Amnesty International declared Lori Berenson a political prisoner, bringing worldwide attention to the prison system of Peru. She was sentenced to life imprisonment for treason because of her association with the Túpac Amaru Revolutionary Movement. As the conditions of her incarceration were widely reported, she was transferred from Yanamayo prison high in the Andes, to Socabaya prison, Huacariz prison, and finally Santa Mónica women's prison in Chorrillos until she was conditionally paroled in May 2010, after stating that joining the revolutionary group was a mistake.[8] Following public outcry over her early release, her parole was revoked on August 16, 2010, and she was returned to prison with her baby son.[9] In Peru, young children are permitted to be incarcerated with their mothers until the age of 3.[10] Berenson was again granted conditional parole in November 2010.[11]

In February 2008, television stations broadcast parts of the "Melodies of Freedom" talent competition which was held between prisons across Lima. The winning inmate won a guitar, trophy, and a pair of shoes.[12]

Miguel Castro Castro prison edit

On June 11, 2010, Miguel Castro Castro prison in San Juan de Lurigancho, Lima, became the subject of a media circus when it was assigned Joran van der Sloot, who is accused of the murder of Stephany Tatiana Flores Ramírez.[13] The prison's previous director was gunned down outside his home in retaliation for his disciplinary measures and the prison itself is named after the warden of another facility who was slain by Shining Path rebels in 1985. Unlike other Peruvian prisons, the general population at Miguel Castro Castro is not permitted to circulate freely and inmates are restricted to individual buildings within the prison.[14] A courthouse was built on the prison grounds to reduce the risk of escape attempts while transporting inmates to judicial hearings.[15]

On August 23, 2010, the Office of Internal Affairs began administrative and disciplinary action when Peruvian television network América Televisión aired a picture of Joran van der Sloot with three other inmates that had been taken with official photographic equipment at Miguel Castro Castro prison. The photo included Van der Sloot casually posing with Colombian hitman Hugo Trujillo Ospina, accused of the contract killing of Peruvian entrepreneur Myriam Fefer, and American William Trickett Smith II, accused of killing and dismembering his Peruvian wife.[16] Van der Sloot and Smith have been referred to by local media as "the foreigners accused of the most talked-about assassinations in our country."[17]

In September 2010, Dutch crime reporter Peter R. de Vries visited the prison while accompanied by a documentary crew and Beth Holloway, whose daughter Natalee was last seen with Van der Sloot in Aruba before disappearing in 2005. According to Peruvian television program 24 Horas, Holloway spoke with Van der Sloot briefly before he cancelled the meeting because his attorney was not present.[18] Holloway was removed from the prison after a hidden camera was reportedly discovered by the guards.[19] A penitentiary institute spokesperson stated that Holloway's name was not found in the prison's visitor registry.[20] Representatives for Holloway and De Vries denied that a hidden camera was involved nor was anything seized.[21] However, the video premiered in November 2010 on SBS 6 in the Netherlands and CBS in the United States, resulting in the suspension of Miguel Castro Castro prison warden Alex Samamé Peña.[22]

San Pedro prison edit

San Pedro prison, also located at San Juan de Lurigancho, is one of Peru's largest and most overcrowded facilities with 11,500 inmates in a space for 2,500.[23] In August 2010, Dutch drug trafficker Jackson Conquet killed 22-year-old girlfriend Leslie Dayán Paredes Silva while she visited him at the prison for sex. He wrapped her remains in a blanket and attempted to conceal it with brick and mortar, but guards were alerted by the odor of decomposition. Prison officials stated that monitoring the inmate population is difficult, because 14,000 people pass through the prison each day.[24]

Prisons edit

Prison Location Inmates Notable inmates
Canto Grande San Juan de Lurigancho, Lima —
Challapalca Puno Province 95[25] Joran van der Sloot
El Frontón El Frontón Island, Callao — Fernando Belaúnde Terry (released), Hugo Blanco (expelled)
El Sepa Loreto Region —
Huacariz Cajamarca — Lori Berenson (transferred)
Miguel Castro Castro San Juan de Lurigancho, Lima 2,300[13] Hugo Trujillo Ospina, Joran van der Sloot (transferred), William Trickett Smith II
Piedras Gordas Ancón, Lima — Antauro Humala, Joran van der Sloot (transferred)
San Lorenzo Naval Base San Lorenzo Island, Callao — Abimael Guzmán, Vladimiro Montesinos, Víctor Polay, Óscar Ramírez
San Pedro San Juan de Lurigancho, Lima 11,500[23] Jason Sanford Staling Conquet
Santa Bárbara Lima —
Santa Mónica Chorrillos, Lima Province — Lori Berenson (paroled), Keiko Fujimori (Pretrial detention)
Socabaya Socabaya, Arequipa Province — Lori Berenson (transferred)
Yanamayo Puno Province

Strict drug law became more prominent in the 1980s. In some areas, the mandatory minimum is up to 30 years for drug offenses, leaving the prisons continuously over-full at all times. The strict drug laws came into play during the "War on Drugs" because the U.S. was enforcing the movement and, in return, supplying the countries with economic aid. To reduce the overpopulation rate, the plan was to remove mandatory minimums and pre-trial detention for low-level offenders. The 1988 protocol stated that the State parties must report production, sales, or delivery of any drug or narcotic, as well as consumption, possession, and purchasing. The U.S. began an annual certification process to make sure that these Latin American countries were participating properly. If they are not properly following all conditions, all U.S. supplied aid is removed. Peru was then forced to be stricter on the drug regulations to keep up with the requirements formed by the U.S. Peru's drug related offenses are established in the Criminal Code of 1991. Contradictory to all of this, possession of drugs for personal use is not considered a crime but is up to judicial determination. Therefore, many individuals are sent to prison for completing a crime that isn't truly a crime, spiking the overpopulation rate. Most of these individuals reside in the group of pre-trial detainees for quite some time. They are kept at this point because it strips them of their right to liberty and security, and in the long run, can prevent them from finding justice. Peru claims to do this to prevent criminals from re-offending.[26]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b . National Penitentiary Institute of Peru. Archived from the original on 2010-07-11. Retrieved 2010-06-16.
  2. ^ "¿Será el último?: Gobierno designó a nuevo jefe en el INPE tras escándalo". El Comercio. 2010-01-08.
  3. ^ a b c . U.S. Department of State. 2010-03-11. Archived from the original on 2010-03-24.
  4. ^ a b "Justice Minister announces commission to improve prison system". Peruvian Times. 2008-02-02.
  5. ^ "A visit to the men's prison in San Juan de Lurigancho". En Perú. 2009-01-28.
  6. ^ Magan Zevallos, J (2016). "Overcrowding in the Peruvian prison system". International Review of the Red Cross. 98 (3): 851–858. doi:10.1017/S1816383117000649.
  7. ^ "Latin America: prisons are an ideal breeding ground for tuberculosis". International Committee of the Red Cross. 2010-03-23.
  8. ^ Páez, Ángel (2010-05-27). . Inter Press Service. Archived from the original on 2010-05-28. Retrieved 2010-06-25.
  9. ^ "Peru court revokes parole for US 'rebel' Lori Berenson". BBC News. 2010-08-18. Retrieved 2010-09-25.
  10. ^ Vecchio, Rick (2010-07-20). "Guilt, repentance and innocence: Lori Berenson and her baby might be going back to prison". Peruvian Times. Retrieved 2010-09-25.
  11. ^ Munoz, Reynaldo (2010-11-06). "US rebel Berenson granted parole in Peru". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2011-11-26.
  12. ^ Ford, Dana; Luisa Palomino, Maria (2008-02-27). "Prisoners sing in Peru version of "American Idol"". Reuters.
  13. ^ a b Parsley, Aaron; Coulton, Antoinette Y. (2010-06-14). "Joran van der Sloot Fears for His Life in Peruvian Prison". People.
  14. ^ Salazar, Carla (2010-06-19). "Peru's Celebrity Inmate Chooses Isolated Cell". ABC News. Associated Press.
  15. ^ Casarez, Jean (2010-06-26). . CNN. Archived from the original on 2010-06-29. Retrieved 2010-06-26.
  16. ^ Cuevas, Mayra (2010-08-24). "Peru investigates van der Sloot prison picture". CNN. Retrieved 2010-08-25.
  17. ^ DeJesus, Ivey (2010-08-26). "For area man in Peru prison, more notoriety". The Patriot-News. pp. 1–3. Archived from the original on 2012-12-20. Retrieved 2010-09-04.
  18. ^ Brumfield, Ben (2010-09-17). "Natalee Holloway's mother goes to prison where van der Sloot is held". CNN. Retrieved 2010-09-17.
  19. ^ . WIAT. 2010-09-17. Archived from the original on 2011-07-18. Retrieved 2010-09-18.
  20. ^ Briceno, Franklin (2010-09-17). "Holloway's Mom Confronted Van Der Sloot in Jail". ABC News. Associated Press. Retrieved 2010-09-18.
  21. ^ Myers, Shanisty (2010-09-20). . WIAT. Archived from the original on 2011-07-18. Retrieved 2010-09-21.
  22. ^ . WIAT. 2010-11-08. Archived from the original on 2011-07-18. Retrieved 2010-11-12.
  23. ^ a b . LivinginPeru. 2010-11-20. Archived from the original on 2011-01-03. Retrieved 2010-12-22.
  24. ^ . WIAT. 2010-12-04. Archived from the original on 2011-07-18. Retrieved 2010-12-22.
  25. ^ "Special Report on the Human Rights Situation at the Challapalca Prison". Inter-American Commission on Human Rights. 2003. Retrieved 2011-11-26.
  26. ^ Woods, C. S. (n.d.). Addressing Prison Overcrowding in Latin America: A Comparative Analysis of The Necessary Precursors to Reform. ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law,22:3, 533-561. Retrieved March 3, 5.

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The National Penitentiary Institute of Peru Spanish Instituto Nacional Penitenciario INPE is the government agency charged with incarcerating convicts and suspects charged with crimes It is part of the Peruvian government s Ministry of Justice National Penitentiary InstituteInstituto Nacional PenitenciarioBadge of the National Penitentiary Institute of PeruAbbreviationINPEMottoMantenimiento del Orden PublicoMaintenance of Public OrderAgency overviewFormed1924 1 Legal personalityGovernmental Government agencyJurisdictional structureOperations jurisdictionPeruPopulation104 643 inmates 2018 Operational structureHeadquartersLima PeruAgency executiveRuben Rodriguez Rabanal Director General 2 Parent agencyMinistry of Justice Peru Websiteinpe gob pe Contents 1 History 2 Capacity 3 Media coverage 3 1 Miguel Castro Castro prison 3 2 San Pedro prison 4 Prisons 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksHistory editThe Inspector General of Prisons was first established by Article 26 of the Penal Code of 1924 After becoming Inspector General on March 28 1928 Dr Bernardino Leon y Leon launched major reforms and changed the title to Director General of Prisons 1 Capacity editIn 2009 the prison population totaled 44 800 inmates 0 15 of the national population 3 though the nation s prisons were built for a capacity of 22 540 4 2 794 of the inmates were women Only 17 297 of the inmates have been sentenced in court while many of the rest are held in pretrial detention at police stations and judiciary buildings Most pretrial detainees are held with convicted prisoners 3 Because of understaffing guards leave the internal operation of large prisons including the management of commerce to taitas the bosses among the inmates 5 With more prisoners and fewer prison guards and facility room it also decreases the amount of time money and space that can be used for programs to help inmates rehabilitate and reintegrate into society but it increases a risk in security issues 6 Since 2000 the International Red Cross has been working with Peruvian authorities to help control the widespread transmission of tuberculosis and HIV among the overcrowded prison population 7 In 2008 Justice minister Rosario Fernandez Figueroa announced a commission to evaluate and recommend a plan to privatize the prison systems under the supervision of INPE 4 INPE operates 56 of the country s 71 prisons while the National Police of Peru PNP has jurisdiction over the rest 3 Media coverage editIn 1998 Amnesty International declared Lori Berenson a political prisoner bringing worldwide attention to the prison system of Peru She was sentenced to life imprisonment for treason because of her association with the Tupac Amaru Revolutionary Movement As the conditions of her incarceration were widely reported she was transferred from Yanamayo prison high in the Andes to Socabaya prison Huacariz prison and finally Santa Monica women s prison in Chorrillos until she was conditionally paroled in May 2010 after stating that joining the revolutionary group was a mistake 8 Following public outcry over her early release her parole was revoked on August 16 2010 and she was returned to prison with her baby son 9 In Peru young children are permitted to be incarcerated with their mothers until the age of 3 10 Berenson was again granted conditional parole in November 2010 11 In February 2008 television stations broadcast parts of the Melodies of Freedom talent competition which was held between prisons across Lima The winning inmate won a guitar trophy and a pair of shoes 12 Miguel Castro Castro prison edit On June 11 2010 Miguel Castro Castro prison in San Juan de Lurigancho Lima became the subject of a media circus when it was assigned Joran van der Sloot who is accused of the murder of Stephany Tatiana Flores Ramirez 13 The prison s previous director was gunned down outside his home in retaliation for his disciplinary measures and the prison itself is named after the warden of another facility who was slain by Shining Path rebels in 1985 Unlike other Peruvian prisons the general population at Miguel Castro Castro is not permitted to circulate freely and inmates are restricted to individual buildings within the prison 14 A courthouse was built on the prison grounds to reduce the risk of escape attempts while transporting inmates to judicial hearings 15 On August 23 2010 the Office of Internal Affairs began administrative and disciplinary action when Peruvian television network America Television aired a picture of Joran van der Sloot with three other inmates that had been taken with official photographic equipment at Miguel Castro Castro prison The photo included Van der Sloot casually posing with Colombian hitman Hugo Trujillo Ospina accused of the contract killing of Peruvian entrepreneur Myriam Fefer and American William Trickett Smith II accused of killing and dismembering his Peruvian wife 16 Van der Sloot and Smith have been referred to by local media as the foreigners accused of the most talked about assassinations in our country 17 In September 2010 Dutch crime reporter Peter R de Vries visited the prison while accompanied by a documentary crew and Beth Holloway whose daughter Natalee was last seen with Van der Sloot in Aruba before disappearing in 2005 According to Peruvian television program 24 Horas Holloway spoke with Van der Sloot briefly before he cancelled the meeting because his attorney was not present 18 Holloway was removed from the prison after a hidden camera was reportedly discovered by the guards 19 A penitentiary institute spokesperson stated that Holloway s name was not found in the prison s visitor registry 20 Representatives for Holloway and De Vries denied that a hidden camera was involved nor was anything seized 21 However the video premiered in November 2010 on SBS 6 in the Netherlands and CBS in the United States resulting in the suspension of Miguel Castro Castro prison warden Alex Samame Pena 22 San Pedro prison edit San Pedro prison also located at San Juan de Lurigancho is one of Peru s largest and most overcrowded facilities with 11 500 inmates in a space for 2 500 23 In August 2010 Dutch drug trafficker Jackson Conquet killed 22 year old girlfriend Leslie Dayan Paredes Silva while she visited him at the prison for sex He wrapped her remains in a blanket and attempted to conceal it with brick and mortar but guards were alerted by the odor of decomposition Prison officials stated that monitoring the inmate population is difficult because 14 000 people pass through the prison each day 24 Prisons editPrison Location Inmates Notable inmates Canto Grande San Juan de Lurigancho Lima Challapalca Puno Province 95 25 Joran van der Sloot El Fronton El Fronton Island Callao Fernando Belaunde Terry released Hugo Blanco expelled El Sepa Loreto Region Huacariz Cajamarca Lori Berenson transferred Miguel Castro Castro San Juan de Lurigancho Lima 2 300 13 Hugo Trujillo Ospina Joran van der Sloot transferred William Trickett Smith II Piedras Gordas Ancon Lima Antauro Humala Joran van der Sloot transferred San Lorenzo Naval Base San Lorenzo Island Callao Abimael Guzman Vladimiro Montesinos Victor Polay oscar Ramirez San Pedro San Juan de Lurigancho Lima 11 500 23 Jason Sanford Staling Conquet Santa Barbara Lima Santa Monica Chorrillos Lima Province Lori Berenson paroled Keiko Fujimori Pretrial detention Socabaya Socabaya Arequipa Province Lori Berenson transferred Yanamayo Puno Province Strict drug law became more prominent in the 1980s In some areas the mandatory minimum is up to 30 years for drug offenses leaving the prisons continuously over full at all times The strict drug laws came into play during the War on Drugs because the U S was enforcing the movement and in return supplying the countries with economic aid To reduce the overpopulation rate the plan was to remove mandatory minimums and pre trial detention for low level offenders The 1988 protocol stated that the State parties must report production sales or delivery of any drug or narcotic as well as consumption possession and purchasing The U S began an annual certification process to make sure that these Latin American countries were participating properly If they are not properly following all conditions all U S supplied aid is removed Peru was then forced to be stricter on the drug regulations to keep up with the requirements formed by the U S Peru s drug related offenses are established in the Criminal Code of 1991 Contradictory to all of this possession of drugs for personal use is not considered a crime but is up to judicial determination Therefore many individuals are sent to prison for completing a crime that isn t truly a crime spiking the overpopulation rate Most of these individuals reside in the group of pre trial detainees for quite some time They are kept at this point because it strips them of their right to liberty and security and in the long run can prevent them from finding justice Peru claims to do this to prevent criminals from re offending 26 See also edit nbsp Peru portal Peruvian prison massacresReferences edit a b Historia Instituto Nacional Penitenciario National Penitentiary Institute of Peru Archived from the original on 2010 07 11 Retrieved 2010 06 16 Sera el ultimo Gobierno designo a nuevo jefe en el INPE tras escandalo El Comercio 2010 01 08 a b c 2009 Human Rights Report Peru U S Department of State 2010 03 11 Archived from the original on 2010 03 24 a b Justice Minister announces commission to improve prison system Peruvian Times 2008 02 02 A visit to the men s prison in San Juan de Lurigancho En Peru 2009 01 28 Magan Zevallos J 2016 Overcrowding in the Peruvian prison system International Review of the Red Cross 98 3 851 858 doi 10 1017 S1816383117000649 Latin America prisons are an ideal breeding ground for tuberculosis International Committee of the Red Cross 2010 03 23 Paez Angel 2010 05 27 Lori Berenson to Be Released on Parole After 15 Years Inter Press Service Archived from the original on 2010 05 28 Retrieved 2010 06 25 Peru court revokes parole for US rebel Lori Berenson BBC News 2010 08 18 Retrieved 2010 09 25 Vecchio Rick 2010 07 20 Guilt repentance and innocence Lori Berenson and her baby might be going back to prison Peruvian Times Retrieved 2010 09 25 Munoz Reynaldo 2010 11 06 US rebel Berenson granted parole in Peru The Sydney Morning Herald Retrieved 2011 11 26 Ford Dana Luisa Palomino Maria 2008 02 27 Prisoners sing in Peru version of American Idol Reuters a b Parsley Aaron Coulton Antoinette Y 2010 06 14 Joran van der Sloot Fears for His Life in Peruvian Prison People Salazar Carla 2010 06 19 Peru s Celebrity Inmate Chooses Isolated Cell ABC News Associated Press Casarez Jean 2010 06 26 Exclusive look at Joran van der Sloot s prison courtroom CNN Archived from the original on 2010 06 29 Retrieved 2010 06 26 Cuevas Mayra 2010 08 24 Peru investigates van der Sloot prison picture CNN Retrieved 2010 08 25 DeJesus Ivey 2010 08 26 For area man in Peru prison more notoriety The Patriot News pp 1 3 Archived from the original on 2012 12 20 Retrieved 2010 09 04 Brumfield Ben 2010 09 17 Natalee Holloway s mother goes to prison where van der Sloot is held CNN Retrieved 2010 09 17 Updated Beth Holloway reported NOT in jail in Peru WIAT 2010 09 17 Archived from the original on 2011 07 18 Retrieved 2010 09 18 Briceno Franklin 2010 09 17 Holloway s Mom Confronted Van Der Sloot in Jail ABC News Associated Press Retrieved 2010 09 18 Myers Shanisty 2010 09 20 Holloway and de Vries leave Aruba WIAT Archived from the original on 2011 07 18 Retrieved 2010 09 21 Van der Sloot prison warden suspended over tv interview WIAT 2010 11 08 Archived from the original on 2011 07 18 Retrieved 2010 11 12 a b Killing of woman by Dutch prisoner in Peru triggers investigation LivinginPeru 2010 11 20 Archived from the original on 2011 01 03 Retrieved 2010 12 22 Van der Sloot not Peru s most notorious prisoner WIAT 2010 12 04 Archived from the original on 2011 07 18 Retrieved 2010 12 22 Special Report on the Human Rights Situation at the Challapalca Prison Inter American Commission on Human Rights 2003 Retrieved 2011 11 26 Woods C S n d Addressing Prison Overcrowding in Latin America A Comparative Analysis of The Necessary Precursors to Reform ILSA Journal of International amp Comparative Law 22 3 533 561 Retrieved March 3 5 External links editInstituto Nacional Penitenciario Official site Spanish Instituto Nacional Penitenciario at UniversidadPeru com Peru Penal System at Country Data com ICRC Annual Report 2003 Lima at International Committee of the Red Cross Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title National Penitentiary Institute Peru amp oldid 1222902206, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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