Riot in El Sexto prison
Violent riot in the El Sexto prison that left twenty dead between criminals and civilians on March 27, 1984.
On March 27, 1984, a bloody riot took place in the El Sexto prison in Lima. The event resulted in the death of twenty people, including criminals and civilians. This riot was one of the most serious violent events that occurred in the Peruvian prison system during that year, in a context of growing political and social violence in the country.