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Security & Strategic Review - January 2025
PERU: Expanding the prison network
Peru’s President Dina Boluarte issued a decree on 26 November declaring a two-year state of emergency in the country’s prison system and in the national prison authority (Inpe). The decree, which highlights severe overcrowding, poor infrastructure, and limited opportunities for rehabilitation, orders the justice ministry to implement measures to address the situation. Justice Minister Eduardo Arana announced on 4 December that the government will request additional funding from congress for the construction of two new mega-prisons.
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