Colombia’s prison crisis escalating as Ombudsman calls for closures
Colombia’s Ombudsman on Monday called for the closure of some of the nation’s prisons...
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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. “We are asking the national Government to solve...
Over 2,000 Colombian inmates have mental illnesses: Prison authorities
Colombia’s prison authorities, also known as INPEC, have declared that there are over 2,000...
Colombia’s most crowded prison houses 438% of capacity: report
The Riohacha prison in Colombia’s northern coastal region is overcrowded by 438%, according...
Panama offers to pay for repatriation of Colombia prisoners
Panama President Ricardo Martinelli said Tuesday that Colombian prisoners in the jails of Panama...
Colombia govt to review prison conditions
Colombia’s government on Monday received a report concerning prison conditions of guerrillas being held across the country. Members of Congress and multiple human rights organizations inspected prisons across the country...
‘Over 3,000 guerrillas incarcerated’: Prison Director
Colombia’s departing Director of the National Institute of Penitentiaries and Prisons [INPEC] on Tuesday revealed that there are over 3,000 guerrillas in prisons either convicted or being investigated for political crimes....
