Punta Peuco Prison

The Judiciary uses the old criminal procedure system originated in 1906 for these cases, without the guarantees introduced with the reform carried out between 2000 and 2005.

[2] The prison, which holds approximately 130 inmates, is considerably more modern than a standard Chilean jail.

In June and October 1995, convicted Caravan of Death commanders Manuel Contreras and Pedro Espinoza were incarcerated at the prison, respectively.

[3] 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.

[4] Inmates have included Manuel Contreras, Raúl Iturriaga, Miguel Krassnoff, Pedro Espinoza and Marcelo Moren Brito.