At least 49 dead after ‘prison break attempt’ in west Colombia
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…
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…
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…
It took months of inaction, but Colombia’s government finally turned Villavicencio’s prison into the perfect coronavirus petri dish from where its prison chief infected at least three more prisons. The…
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…
Two inmates in Bogota’s La Picota prison tested positive for the coronavirus, authorities confirmed Saturday, months after being urged to take action and prevent carnage in Colombia’s overcrowded prisons. The…
Colombia’s Justice Ministry ordered the mass release of prisoners on Tuesday after coronavirus-related deaths of inmates revived tensions in prisons throughout the country. Justice Minister Margarita Cabello issued the decree…
Colombia’s prisons are about to blow after authorities confirmed the first fatal coronavirus case and Justice Minister Margarita Cabello persists in doing nothing. The death of a 63 year old…
Colombia’s justice minister said she will allow more than 10,000 inmates to temporarily serve their sentence outside the country’s overcrowded prisons. Criminal policy experts dismissed the announcement because it ignores…