Colombia says at least 23 killed, 91 injured in mass prison riots
Riots that broke out in 13 prisons throughout Colombia on Saturday left at least 23 people killed and 91 injured in Bogota’s La Modelo prison alone, according to the government.…
Riots that broke out in 13 prisons throughout Colombia on Saturday left at least 23 people killed and 91 injured in Bogota’s La Modelo prison alone, according to the government.…
Inmates’ fears that prison guards are not doing enough to prevent coronavirus outbreaks inside Colombia’s notoriously overcrowded and unhygienic prisons turned violent on Saturday. According to media, violence broke out…
The witness who reportedly confirmed receiving bribes from the fixer of Colombia’s former President Alvaro Uribe has been moved to another prison amid security concerns, local media reported Monday. “Victor”…
After having been extradited from the US in a chartered jet, Colombia’s former agriculture minister was not sent to prison to serve his 17-year corruption sentence, but to a luxurious…
Colombia’s prison population increased 62% over the past decade, but the country is not getting any safer. Could it be that the country’s criminal policy is fundamentally flawed? According to…
“Jesus Santrich” was moved to an intensive care unit in Colombia’s capital Bogota on Saturday, after he was allegedly poisoned while in custody of the country’s prison authorities. Santrich was…
Colombia’s prosecution on Wednesday arrested the second Bogota prison director in less than six months. Both men have been accused of corruption. The latest Bogota prison director to be taken…
The director of La Picota, Colombia’s largest prison, was arrested on Thursday after he allegedly was caught red-handed receiving bribes from inmates. Mayor Luis Perdomo had been in charge of…
Six year’s after Colombia’s government announced the construction of new prisons, this initiative is marred by corruption allegations and the failure to deliver two thirds of the promised prison cells.…