Authorities reported an uprising inside the La Modelo prison in Colombia’s capital Bogota hours after the assassination of its director. The escalation of violence highlight increasingly violent tensions between Colombia’s…
At least 49 people reportedly died and another 30 were injured in a fire during an alleged prison break in western Colombia on Tuesday. The tragedy occurred in the the…
A prison guard who was arrested over the alleged jail break of “Matamba” claims that the drug lord “disappeared” to prevent him from confirming military involvement in drug trafficking. According…
The director of Colombia’s prison authority was sacked after media reported that guards helped an extradited businessman leave jail. The director of La Picota prison was also fired after television…
Colombia’s prison chief asked the Supreme Court to revoke an order to ramp up security for one of the surviving witnesses of former President Alvaro Uribe’s alleged terrorist activity. In…
Prison authorities in Colombia’s capital Bogota massacred 24 inmates after protests over coronavirus fears in La Modelo prison in March turned violent, forensic experts said Monday. According to the Independent…
Colombia’s Constitutional Court ordered the country’s prison authority to speed up prison releases after the coronavirus infected 709 prisoners and guards in at least six prisons. The court ordered prison…
Colombia’s prison chief has barely been in office for half a year and is already facing multiple criminal charges amid accusations of sadism and intimidation. According to W Radio, prison…
Riots that broke out in 13 prisons throughout Colombia on Saturday left at least 23 people killed and 91 injured in Bogota’s La Modelo prison alone, according to the government.…