Peru’s Keiko Fujimori pushes Bukele-inspired prison reform

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Peru has decreed the militarization of prison security as President Keiko Fujimori advances a broader prison overhaul amid rising crime and overcrowding. Her plans include new detention facilities and stricter isolation for high-risk prisoners, drawing inspiration from El Salvador's Nayib Bukele.

Peru yesterday passed a decree militarizing prison security, part of a new wave of measures by President Keiko Fujimori to overhaul the country’s prison system as it grapples with rising crime and overcrowding. The right-wing president, who assumed office in July, has also pledged to build new detention facilities, introduce stricter isolation protocols for high-risk […] The post Peru’s Keiko Fujimori pushes Bukele-inspired prison reform appeared first on Perú Reports.