The director of Colombia’s prison authority INPEC has dismissed fears that one of the world’s worst serial killers, dubbed “The Beast,” will be released from prison any time soon. Luis…
A new party took place over the weekend at Bogota‘s La Picota prison, a place already infamous for allowing high profile political prisoners to run wild, W Radio reported Tuesday.…
Colombia’s Technical Investigation Team (CTI) has captured a FARC leader who had escaped from custody 11 years earlier. Guillermo Garcia Salazar, who was head of the FARC’s urban Antonio Nariño…
Military officials and the Minister of Defense were pressured with an investigation and an early morning surprise inspection of a military prison that has been accused of allowing its prisoners…
Former Army Commander Mario Montoya has said in a public statement that he was unaware of changes made to the controversial Tolemaida military detention center, Colombian media reported Wednesday. Montoya…
Incarcerated former senator Ciro Ramirez’s falsified community service documents in an attempt to reduce his prison sentence, an investigation has revealed, El Tiempo reported Wednesday. As part of an inquiry into…
More than 100 high-profile prisoners have been transferred from Boyaca to Bogota to reduce operational costs for Colombia’s national prison authority, INPEC. Early Tuesday morning, officials initiated the process of…
With a projected 20,000 more inmates this year than last, the Colombia’s prison authority is calling for the construction of more prisons, Caracol Radio reported Friday. Director of the prison authority…
An official from Colombia’s national prison authority INPEC was jailed for 22 years on Wednesday for extorting prison inmates and falsifying documents, El Espectador reported Wednesday. The official, Luis Enrique…