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Santa Mónica Prison

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Santa Mónica Prison
Penal Santa Mónica
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LocationChorrillos, Lima, Peru
Inaugurated5 April 1992
OwnerNational Penitentiary Institute

The Chorrillos Women's Penitentiary Annex (Spanish: Establecimiento Penitenciario Anexo Mujeres de Chorrillos), formerly known as Santa Mónica Prison (Spanish: Penal Santa Mónica),[1] is a high-security women's prison in Chorrillos, Lima, Peru.

History

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The building started operating on April 5, 1992, receiving female inmates from Cantogrande Prison [es] that had been imprisoned on terrorism charges during the armed conflict. At the time of its opening, it was operated by the National Police.

In 1997, the prison was intervened by the National Penitentiary Institute (INPE) through Supreme Decree No. 005-96, which also reorganised the inmates' classification.[2] A resolution published on July 17, 2006, transferred control of the prison to INPE.

Despite the prison's capacity for 450 inmates, it suffered from overcrowding.[3] It had a total of 1038 inmates in 2012, of which 175 were moved to Virgen de Fátima Prison on March 9 to prevent overcrowding.[4]

Notable inmates

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Penal Santa Mónica: internas temen contagiarse de COVID-19". TV Perú. 2020-05-11.
  2. ^ Constant, Chloé (2011-08-01). "Relaciones entre internas y guardias en el penal de mujeres de Lima: análisis de las desigualdades de trato". Bulletin de l'Institut français d'études andines. 40 (2): 411–418. doi:10.4000/bifea.1550. ISSN 0303-7495.
  3. ^ "Sobrepoblación en Penal Santa Mónica". Congreso de la República.
  4. ^ "INPE trasladó 175 internas de penal ex Santa Mónica por hacinamiento". RPP Noticias. 2012-03-10.
  5. ^ "Keiko Fujimori recupera libertad en plena pandemia y sin juicio a la vista". EFE. 2020-05-05. Archived from the original on 2020-05-08.
  6. ^ "Blanca Nélida Colán pide perdón al abandonar penal de Chorrillos". Panamericana Televisión. 2008-01-08.
  7. ^ "El asesinato del conde Sartorius". Historias detrás de la Muerte. Episode 8. 2020-04-07. Latina Televisión.