Barbadillo Prison

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Barbadillo Prison
Interactive map of Barbadillo Prison
Location
StatusActive
Capacity2 (adaptable for 3/4)
Population4 (2025)

Barbadillo Prison (Spanish: Penal de Barbadillo) is a prison facility located in Lima, Peru, administered by the National Penitentiary Institute. Known as the "presidential prison" for being the place of detention of former presidents, it holds Alejandro Toledo, Pedro Castillo, Ollanta Humala, and Martin Vizcarra, and it previously hosted Alberto Fujimori.

History

Barbadillo Prison, formerly a police headquarters, was converted after Alberto Fujimori's extradition from Chile to Peru in 2007, being originally conceived as a temporary space whilst a permanent establishment would be built for him. However, it was decided that he would remain onsite during the government of Alan García, while awaiting trial. In 2019, it was determined that Fujimori would remain in Barbadillo Prison after the Peruvian Supreme Court annulled a pardon granted to him on 3 October 2018.

Location

The prison is located on the grounds of a police academy for the Directorate of Special Operations (Diroes), in Ate District, Lima.

Features

Barbadillo Prison officially has a capacity of two but can be adapted to fit three or four.

According to the National Penitentiary Institute, Fujimori's former cell was equipped with a bedroom, bathroom, study, and access to a patio, where he tended a garden. In 2023, the signing of an inter-agency cooperation agreement was announced, in order to have a courtroom and video-conferencing facilities for the conduct of judicial proceedings for the former presidents.

Prisoners

Current

The prison hosts the former Peruvian presidents Alejandro Toledo, Pedro Castillo, Ollanta Humala, and Martín Vizcarra.

Former

It previously hosted Alberto Fujimori, from 2007 to 2023 (excluding a brief period in 2017, when he was released).

References

  1. 1 2 "Peru Is Running Out of Space to Keep its Jailed Ex-Presidents". Bloomberg.com. 24 February 2023. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
  2. ↑ "Prosecutors in Peru seek 34-year sentence for ex-President Castillo". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
  3. 1 2 3 AfricaNews (11 September 2025). "Barbadillo: The prison holding three former presidents of Peru". Africanews. Retrieved 25 September 2025.
  4. ↑ Rochabrun, Marcelo (13 February 2019). "Peru Supreme Court keeps Fujimori in jail". Newcastle Herald. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
  5. ↑ Otis, John (9 July 2023). "All the prison's presidents: Peru's special jail for ex-leaders is all full up". National Public Radio. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
  6. 1 2 Aquino, Marco (8 December 2022). "Peru's Castillo detained in same jail as ex-leader Fujimori, source says". Reuters. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  7. ↑ "Penal de Barbadillo contará con sala de audiencias para procesos a expresidentes" [Barbadillo prison will have a courtroom for trials of former presidents]. Editora Perú (in Spanish). 17 October 2023. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
  8. ↑ "Alejandro Toledo ya se encuentra en Perú: expresidente será entregado a las autoridades del país" [Alejandro Toledo is already in Peru: Former President will be handed to the country's authorities]. Infobae (in Spanish). 23 April 2023. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  9. ↑ Quesada, Juan Diego (9 December 2022). "Inside the coup in Peru: 'President, what have you done?'". EL PAÍS English Edition. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  10. ↑ "Perú: Alejandro Toledo ya comparte la misma prisión que Alberto Fujimori y Pedro Castillo" [Peru: Alejandro Toledo already shares the same prison with Alberto Fujimori and Pedro Castillo]. Clarín (in Spanish). Associated Press. 24 April 2023. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  11. ↑ "Peruvian ex-President Martin Vizcarra sentenced to 14 years in prison". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 4 December 2025.
  12. ↑ Rochabrun, Marcelo (3 September 2025). "Former Peruvian President Vizcarra Is Ordered Released from Jail". Bloomberg UK. Retrieved 25 September 2025.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  13. ↑ "Peru: Four former presidents have been jailed at Barbadillo Prison". Editora Perú (in Spanish). 6 May 2023. Retrieved 15 August 2024.