Behind Peruvian Bars, but Still Unbowed; In Prison Interview, Lori Berenson Asserts Her Innocence From: The Washington Post | Date: November 4, 2000| Author: | Copyright 2000 The Washington Post. This material is published under license from the Washington Post.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Washington Post.Copyright information

The maximum security block at the Chorrillos Women's Prison is a masterpiece of penal intimidation. Armed guards line the halls of overcrowded cells, and sharp wire spirals sit atop the walls. After lockdown, the screams of disturbed women echo over the whispers of government snitches. So when a Peruvian colonel suggested to its most famous inmate, Lori Berenson, that she show a visitor the beautiful Christmas cards she has been making, she sensed a trap.

Berenson is a recent transfer to Chorrillos, a relative Hilton compared with some of the hellholes where the 30-year-old former New Yorker ...

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