Overview

• INPE president Iván Paredes Yataco presented the electronic-monitoring plan to Congress’s citizen security commission.
• The Ministry of Justice backs the initiative, with Minister Juan José Santiváñez supporting noncustodial options for lesser crimes.
• Only about 60 people are currently monitored, after the Economy and Finance Ministry rejected a 6‑million‑sol request to buy more devices.
• INPE is pursuing coordination with the Judiciary and regional court leaders so judges apply monitoring in place of effective imprisonment.
• In a parallel security track, authorities are intensifying prison searches and advancing plans for the high‑security ‘El Frontón’ facility in Callao.