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Panoramic view of Castro Castro prison in 1991
Panoramic view of the Castro Castro prison in 1991. One can observe the presence of Shining Path graffiti and banners. The country's prisons were not prepared to receive hundreds of detainees held on terrorism charges: their security levels and capacity were overwhelmed by the influx of new inmates who, under the slogan of turning prisons into new fronts of struggle or "luminous combat trenches," imposed their own control behind bars, planning and coordinating operations or holding demonstrations dressed in red-and-black uniforms, flags bearing the hammer and sickle, and portraits of "President Gonzalo."