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Lurigancho jail is one of South

Lurigancho jail is one of South America’s toughest prisons conditions

America’s toughest prisons conditions

America’s toughest prisons conditions are appalling

are appalling

are appalling dude largely to overcrowding built for

dude largely to overcrowding built for

dude largely to overcrowding built for 3,600 in now houses nearly 10,000

3,600 in now houses nearly 10,000

3,600 in now houses nearly 10,000 inmates in Peru officially we assumed

inmates in Peru officially we assumed

inmates in Peru officially we assumed the criminals had a second chance and

the criminals had a second chance and

the criminals had a second chance and they have to be rehabilitated but

they have to be rehabilitated but

they have to be rehabilitated but unfortunately the reality it’s not

unfortunately the reality it’s not

unfortunately the reality it’s not normally like that because we don’t have

normally like that because we don’t have

normally like that because we don’t have enough phones we don’t have enough money

enough phones we don’t have enough money

enough phones we don’t have enough money on budget we have mass overcrowding

on budget we have mass overcrowding

on budget we have mass overcrowding Lurigancho

Lurigancho

Lurigancho 21 overcrowded cell blocks can explode

21 overcrowded cell blocks can explode

21 overcrowded cell blocks can explode into open civil war in 1986 in one day

into open civil war in 1986 in one day

into open civil war in 1986 in one day alone a hundred and twenty four

alone a hundred and twenty four

alone a hundred and twenty four prisoners died the authorities only have

prisoners died the authorities only have

prisoners died the authorities only have 100 guards to please 10,000 violent

100 guards to please 10,000 violent

100 guards to please 10,000 violent inmates it has led to an extraordinary

inmates it has led to an extraordinary

inmates it has led to an extraordinary deal the Peruvian Prison Service has

deal the Peruvian Prison Service has

deal the Peruvian Prison Service has handed power to the inmates this is very

handed power to the inmates this is very

handed power to the inmates this is very difficult for 100 people to control

difficult for 100 people to control

difficult for 100 people to control 10,000 emails so they have normally do

10,000 emails so they have normally do

10,000 emails so they have normally do to ask for the support of criminals who

to ask for the support of criminals who

to ask for the support of criminals who are leaders in the prison and normally

are leaders in the prison and normally

are leaders in the prison and normally these people helps a lot to get calmed

these people helps a lot to get calmed

these people helps a lot to get calmed the prison guards patrol the walls and

the prison guards patrol the walls and

the prison guards patrol the walls and control the entrances to the blocks but

control the entrances to the blocks but

control the entrances to the blocks but it’s the prisoners who run the jail

it’s the prisoners who run the jail

it’s the prisoners who run the jail day-to-day there is a ruling council of

day-to-day there is a ruling council of

day-to-day there is a ruling council of inmate leaders called the delegates they

inmate leaders called the delegates they

inmate leaders called the delegates they are elected by the inmates but often

are elected by the inmates but often

are elected by the inmates but often they are the most powerful criminals in

they are the most powerful criminals in

they are the most powerful criminals in the jail people that have Condon’s of 20

the jail people that have Condon’s of 20

the jail people that have Condon’s of 20 years 15 years that have been very well

years 15 years that have been very well

years 15 years that have been very well known criminals and now what they only

known criminals and now what they only

known criminals and now what they only want is the quota power you know so they

want is the quota power you know so they

want is the quota power you know so they help the authorities to have to come the

help the authorities to have to come the

help the authorities to have to come the new criminals they’re a major tourism

new criminals they’re a major tourism

new criminals they’re a major tourism because as a disciplinary Lotito and

because as a disciplinary Lotito and

because as a disciplinary Lotito and those who takes on the legal is the most

those who takes on the legal is the most

those who takes on the legal is the most control in Pinal I pass for the last

control in Pinal I pass for the last

control in Pinal I pass for the last three years they have kept a fragile

three years they have kept a fragile

three years they have kept a fragile peace but the prison remains on a

peace but the prison remains on a

peace but the prison remains on a knife-edge

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