9 dead after north Colombia prison riot and fire
A fire broke out Monday night in a prison in northern Colombia leaving at least 9 dead and over 50 injured with severe second and third degree burns, according to…
A fire broke out Monday night in a prison in northern Colombia leaving at least 9 dead and over 50 injured with severe second and third degree burns, according to…
The implementation of a controversial reform to Colombia’s Penitentiary Code looks to favor 7,000 to 9,000 of the country’s inmates — who could be freed from prison on parole or…
Colombian authorities are looking into the prison release of the sister of one of the biggest drug lords in Colombia — alias “la Negra” – since this Tuesday, under allegations…
The director of Colombia’s prison authority said Thursday he has received more than 400 death threats. The announcement came a week after his deputy director resigned over threats.
The under director of Colombia’s prison authority has resigned over alleged death threats by an extradited commander of the neo-paramilitary “Urabeños.”
Colombia’s justice minister said Wednesday that judges closing prison doors to prevent further overcrowding only “generates chaos” in the country’s crisis-stricken prison system.
Colombia’s justice minister on Thursday denied claims made by Congress that a new penitentiary code being debated in Congress will lead to large-scale release of prisoners.
Colombia’s prison authorities have suspended the director of the La Picota prison in Bogota, claiming he is incapable of successfully carrying out his duties, local media reported Tuesday.
Colombia’s prison authorities, backed by the government, on Monday declared an emergency over inhumane conditions in its penitentiaries to free an emergency budget needed to improve living conditions of inmates.