Govt watchdog calls for declaration of emergency over Colombia’s prison conditions
Colombia’s ombudsman called on the national government to declare a state of emergency Monday in response to dangerous prison conditions and continued worker strikes.
Colombia’s ombudsman called on the national government to declare a state of emergency Monday in response to dangerous prison conditions and continued worker strikes.
At least 1,000 prison guards will go on strike Thursday to protest crowded conditions and lay-offs, and to improve work contracts in Colombia’s prison system.
Colombia’s prison authorities, also known as INPEC, have declared that there are over 2,000 inmates with mental illnesses throughout Colombia’s 138 prisons, according to Colombian local media.
Prison guards in the south of Colombia on Wednesday protested overcrowding in their penitentiaries, working conditions for staff and low wages, among other issues.
Convicted Medellin crime lord “Cesarin” got lost only days after a judge in central Colombia allowed him to leave prison and serve his 20-year sentence at home.
The Villahermosa prison in the city of Cali has become Colombia’s most overcrowded prison as it has a 1677 inmate capacity now accommodates 4700 prisoners, reported newspaper El Pais.
Colombia’s Inspector General’s Office announced Tuesday it will be looking into the conduct of prison officials in relation to Monday night’s deadly prison fire on the Colombian coast, reported W…
A fire broke out Monday night in a prison in northern Colombia leaving at least 9 dead and over 50 injured with severe second and third degree burns, according to…
The director of Colombia’s prison authority said Thursday he has received more than 400 death threats. The announcement came a week after his deputy director resigned over threats.