Punta Peuco Prison

Punta Peuco Prison (Penal de Punta Peuco), officially El Centro de Detención Preventiva y Cumplimiento Penitenciario Especial Punta Peuco, is a prison located in the municipality of Tiltil, Santiago Metropolitan Region. Punta Peuco is a special facility specifically built in 1995[1] for individuals convicted of crimes against humanity and human rights abuses during the Military dictatorship of Chile (1973–90). The prison, which holds approximately 70 inmates, is considerably more modern than a standard Chilean jail. After considerable military protest and insubordination in response to the sentences against violations of the human rights, Punta Peuco was built within a military community, but the prison is administered by the Chilean Gendarmerie, the national prison service, similar to the country's other prisons.

In June and October of 1995, convicted Caravan of Death commanders Manuel Contreas and Pedro Espinoza were incarcerated at the prison, respectively.[2] 22 July 1995 some 1,500 people, many of them members of the army, attended a rally outside the Punta Peuco prison in solidarity for Brigadier Espinoza.[3] Inmates have included Manuel Contreras, Raúl Iturriaga, Pedro Espinoza and Marcelo Moren Brito.[4]

Inmates
  • Manuel Contreras
  • Pedro Espinoza
  • Álvaro Corbalán
  • Miguel Krassnoff
  • Jorge del Río
  • Marcelo Moren Brito
  • José Zara Holger
  • César Manríquez
  • Hugo Salas Wenzel
  • Carlos Herrera Jiménez
  • Guillermo González Betancourt
  • Juan Fuentes Castro
  • Claudio Salazar Fuentes
  • Alejandro Saez Mardones
  • Patricio Zamora Rodríguez
  • Manuel Muñoz Gamboa
  • Fernando Valdés Cid

References
  1. U.S. Department of State (March 1996). "1995 Human Rights Report: CHILE (Chile Human Rights Practices, 1995)". Dosfan.lib.uic.edu. Archived from the original on 2012-03-20. Retrieved 2017-05-10.
  2. Diamond, Larry; Plattner, Marc F. (1996-10-17). Civil-Military Relations and Democracy. JHU Press. p. 65. ISBN 9780801855368. general Pedro Espinoza Bravo 1995 conviction.
  3. "CHILE, Transition at the Crossroads, Human Rights Violations, under Pinochet Rule Remain the Crux" (PDF). University of Essex. Retrieved 2017-05-10.
  4. "Murió a los 80 años el exagente de la DINA Marcelo Moren Brito". BBC Mundo. 2015-09-12. Retrieved 2015-10-10.

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