IDB Approves $177 Million Loan to Strengthen Peru's Prison System

WASHINGTON- The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has approved a loan of up to $177.3 million to help rehabilitate Peru's prison population by modernizing prison system management, professionalizing personnel, and expanding rehabilitation, educational, employment, and treatment programs.

The project, Comprehensive Improvement of Social Reintegration Services in Peru, will be led by the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights. It aims to improve prisoners' reentry into society and reduce recidivism, thereby contributing to public security and collective well-being.

The project will directly benefit the prison population by increasing individualized treatment programs for rehabilitation. It will also benefit the nearly 4,000 new agents and professionals in the prison system. In addition to positively impacting citizens, especially in Lima and Ancón, the project hopes to reduce the reincarceration rate from 24% to 21% by 2030.

Through this loan, the IDB, in collaboration with the Peruvian government and international organizations, reaffirms its commitment to modernizing the state by bolstering institutional capacity and the rule of law, sustainability, and digital transformations. These objectives align with the IDB Group Country Strategy with Peru 2022-2026.

Alliance for Security, Justice, and Development

This project is part of the IDB's Alliance for Security, Justice, and Development. This initiative promotes dialogue, cooperation, and collective action to strengthen institutions, protect vulnerable populations and communities, and curb the rapid expansion, growth, and influence of organized crime in Latin America and the Caribbean.

The project in Peru shows how the Alliance spurs transformation in the prison sector by supporting effective social rehabilitation models and modernizing justice systems. It is the second project to emerge under this alliance, which was created a year ago, and it is the first to actively benefit from its network of member countries and partners.