Maranguita will be relocated after the escape of six inmates, announces the Deputy Minister of Justice

Fugue in ‘Maranguita’: It is not ruled out complicity of the staff of the centerThe Ministry of Justice announced the relocation of the Juvenile Center of Diagnosis and Rehabilitation of Lima, known as ‘Maranguita’, after six teenagers escaped the compound early on Friday, May 2. The escape took place through an improvised rope with sheets, clothes and mattresses, used to descend a wall of approximately nine meters. READ ALSO: Fugue in ‘Marangui…

Twenty-nine adolescents considered to be highly dangerous were transferred from the Juvenile Center for Diagnosis and Rehabilitation in Lima, known as ‘Maranguita’, to Annex Ancón I, a maximum-security prison. The measure, announced by the National Program of Youth Centers (Pronacej), responds to the recent escape of six Venezuelan teenagers who escaped from the center using a rope made of clothing. Vice Minister of Justice Juan Alcántara pointe…

The prison will have capacity for 3,000 inmates and will have security systems to prevent escapes. PERU.- The government of Peru announced the future creation of a new juvenile detention center that will accommodate some 3,000 inmates and replace the one located in the 80-year-old district of Lima of San Miguel, where six Venezuelan prisoners escaped on Friday (02.05.2025). This was reported by the Deputy Minister of Justice, Juan Enrique Alcánt…

Authorities transfer 29 young people to Ancón I prison and evaluate responsibilities within the youth centre after the escape.

The Deputy Minister of Justice, Juan Alcántara, announced the relocation of the Juvenile Center of Diagnosis and Rehabilitation of Lima, known as 'Maranguita', located in the Lima district of San Miguel, after the escape of six teenagers this Friday morning. "After an interesting negotiation between the Ministry of Justice and Pro-investment, we will be granted a land in the province that we cannot make known yet," he said. In statements to the …

In statements to the press, the Deputy Minister of Justice, Juan Enrique Alcntara Medrano, announced that the youth rehabilitation centre 'Maranguita' would be relocated to a province, which was not announced.