San Jorge Prison
San Jorge Prison ( es, Penal San Jorge) was a male-only prison located in the fifteenth block of Nicolás de Piérola Avenue, in Lima, Peru. Surrounded by Andahuaylas, Montevideo, Ayacucho and Pasaje Artesanos streets, it was located in the Lima District, heart of the city. The prison, which served the destination for first-time offenders for three decades, closed in 2014 after the sale of its terrain for US$ 37 million. In 2015, ''ProInversión'' annulled the sale and in 2017 it was transferred to the Judiciary of Peru, Judiciary. The buildings have since been demolished and the land is largely vacant. During the COVID-19 pandemic in Peru, COVID-19 Pandemic in the country, it served as the Temporary Isolation Centre of Lima ( es, Centro de Aislamiento Temporal de Lima). History During its operation, in the 1980s, it received the prisoners of the El Sexto Prison after the bloody riot that occurred in 1984. In the 1990s it received several prisoners accused of corruption crimes a ...
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