A high-security prison planned on El Frontón Island, off the coast of Lima, Peru, would interfere with the movement of threatened marine species, experts say. The project is part of a larger ...

In this Feb. 27, 2015 photo, elderly inmates stand in line for their breakfast against a wall decorated with religious icons and art work created by the inmates at Lurigancho men’s prison in Lima, ...

The UN Subcommittee on the Prevention of Torture (SPT) expressed concern Friday after visiting Peru, where it observed serious issues, such as prison overcrowding and lengthy pretrial detention. It ...

In recent years, there has been growing support for tough-on-crime rhetoric. In Peru, for example, in 2025, there was a shift in the representation of prisons driven by the government. The visibility ...