National Penitentiary Institute

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• June 18, 1986

  Prison Riots and Government Response in Peru

  On June 18, 1986, the President of Peru convened an extraordinary session of the Council of Ministers in response to unrest in the country's prisons. The unrest was triggered by the suspension of family visits due to a planned strike by the National Penitentiary Institute workers. The government decided that …

  Lima and Callao, Peru Página 745

  #Peru #prison riots #government response #state of emergency #1986
• Jan. 1, 1995

  Liberation of Presumed Subversives in Peru

  In 1995, 600 individuals suspected of subversive activities were released from prisons across Peru. This action was facilitated by judicial resolutions, as reported by Juan Nakandakari Kanashiro, the head of the National Penitentiary Institute (INPE), to the special prosecutor Julia Eguía Dávalos. The release was part of a broader context …

  Peru

  #Peru #1995 #subversives #prison release #political violence #INPE