Overview
- The National Penitentiary Institute moved 48 minimum-security inmates from Mujeres de Chorrillos to Virgen de Fátima in a protocolized transfer supervised by Justice Minister Luis Jiménez Borra.
- GOES teams and more than 50 INPE agents carried out the move after medical checks and security screenings authorized by Directoral Resolution No. 332-2026-INPE/ORL.
- Officials said the goal is to cut overcrowding that weakens prison control and fuels crimes like extortion and contract killings.
- Chorrillos houses about 806 women despite a capacity of 450, while facilities in Bagua, Tacna, and Callao are also flagged for critical crowding with more inspections and redistributions planned.
- In a parallel step under a Peru–Bolivia accord, INPE handed two Bolivian prisoners to Interpol Bolivia to finish their sentences at home, marking the year’s first international transfer.