on Wednesday highlighted that the new prison on El Fronton Island will ensure the effective isolation of dangerous criminals, aiming to strike criminal organizations that operate from within.
Her remarks were made following the signing of an agreement among three ministries for the construction of the penitentiary center.
This ceremony was held at the Government Palace in the Peruvian capital, Lima.
The Head of State stressed that the reopening of this penitentiary center represents a historic step.
The top official noted it marks a before and after in the government's policy for the modernization and reorganization of the prison system, aimed at ending overcrowding in the country's prisons.
"With the construction of this new prison, we will ensure that the most dangerous criminals are subjected to effective isolation, strategic placement, and a strict regime with 24-hour surveillance, as well as restrictions on communication and movement," Mrs. Boluarte emphasized.
"This new facility will have completely restricted access, enabling us to deliver a decisive blow to the criminal organizations that operate from within prisons," she added.
The President specified that El Fronton Prison will house 2,000 inmates under the special and maximum-security regimes, including strict surveillance and rigorous control of visits, given that they are high-risk prisoners.
"There they will serve the sentences handed down to them by the Peruvian judicial system," she pointed out.
Regarding the agreement signed this Wednesday among the Ministries of Defense, Justice, and Housing, the top official stated that it will allow the implementation of various joint actions.
Mrs. Boluarte mentioned that one of its main objectives is for the Army Corps of Engineers to carry out the earthworks on the island in Callao region, in order to begin construction of the new prison.
The Head of State detailed that the project involves an estimated investment of S/500 million (US$141 million).
It will be developed on an area exceeding 57,000 square meters, thus meeting the highest security standards and strictly adhering to technical, legal, and administrative criteria for its feasibility.
The President underscored that the Government is simultaneously carrying out the construction of new prisons in regions such as Apurimac and expanding existing ones.
Likewise, she noted that "thinking about human rights also means considering how overcrowded those deprived of their liberty are."
Moreover, the Head of State emphasized the importance of the work carried out by the Ministry of Education in training children and adolescents for crime prevention.
"If we educate our children and future generations, there will be fewer criminals and fewer organized gangs on the streets, including those that operate transnationally," she pointed out.