Imprisoned brokers and politicians enjoy luxuries behind bars
Imprisoned white collar criminals from Colombia’s former largest brokerage company have been...
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Ministry of Justice opens dialogues on Colombia’s ‘failed’ drug policy
Colombia’s National Dialogue for the Future of Drug Policy convened for the first time on...
Colombia asks US to shift from aerial drug fumigation efforts
Colombia’s Ministry of Justice is hoping to use US aid previously directed to the aerial...
1.6K inmates freed early in Colombia penal code reform, 3K more pending release
At least 1,600 low-risk prisoners have been granted early release by Colombian judges since January as part of a nationwide effort to ease overcrowding in prisons, reported national media Wednesday. The chief of Colombia’s...
Prison code reform good news for 9000 Colombian convicts
The implementation of a controversial reform to Colombia’s Penitentiary Code looks to favor 7,000...
Colombia’s justice minister begs judges to stop shutting prisons, promises new prisons soon
Colombia’s justice minister said Wednesday that judges closing prison doors to prevent...
Colombia’s new prison code won’t cause massive prison releases: govt
Colombia’s justice minister on Thursday denied claims made by Congress that a new penitentiary...
Colombia plans to fight prison overcrowding with 26,000 new cells
The Ministry of Justice on Thursday discussed plans to add capacity for 26,000 more inmates to combat systematic overcrowding in Colombian prisons. “One of the problems that have been identified in visits that the Ministry...
Turkey to study Colombia’s prisoner surveillance techniques
A Turkish delegation arrived Thursday in Colombia to study how the country electronically surveys prisoners under house arrest, a program managed by the National Institute of Punishment and Imprisonment (INPEC). The delegation,...
Colombia wants to change extradition policies
Colombian criminals wanted for extradition should serve sentences at home before being sent abroad, says the country’s Justice Minister Juan Carlos Esguerra. Some Colombian prisoners extradited to the U.S. are being given...
New Colombian govt agency to defend state against $55.9B in lawsuits
A new government agency will be ready by the end of November to defend the Colombian state against lawsuits adding up to over $55.9 billion, Interior Minister German Vargas Lleras announced Thursday. “The law of extraordinary...
Lawyers deliberately clog Colombia justice system: Minister
Defense attorneys are to blame for for the congestion of Colombia’s courts, the newly appointed Justice Minister Juan Carlos Esguerra said Monday. The problem, the justice minister argued, is often created intentionally by...
