Colombia court gives government ultimatum to solve prison crisis
Colombia’s Constitutional Court on Monday gave the the government three years to adopt...
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43 youths flee Bogota prison after arson and riot
After setting fire to their dormitories, 43 minors were able to flee from a youth detention...
As bad as it gets; a glimpse inside Colombia’s 10 worst prisons
After a year of strikes by prisoners and guards alike in protest of dangerous conditions and human...
Colombian femme fatal enjoys prison sentence on Caribbean beaches
A woman from Central Colombia, sentenced to 39 years for murdering her stepson, is apparently not...
More prison guards join strike as Colombia penitentiary crisis spreads
Colombia’s prison guards announced on Wednesday that more prison workers are joining the strike that has kept prison doors closed to new inmates for weeks. MORE: Colombia’s prison guards protest bad working conditions,...
Colombia prison crisis gets worse; Guards lock down 109 of 138 penitentiaries
Prison guards in 109 of Colombia’s 138 prisons have decided to refuse the entry and exit of...
Top criminals throw lavish parties at Colombia’s high security prison
A convicted embezzler of millions in state funds has turned Colombia’s most important high...
Coalition wants Colombia’s prison authority dismantled amid ongoing scandals
Members of the ruling coalition in Colombia’s congress on Tuesday proposed dissolving...
Inmates die in central Colombia prison after drinking home-brew liquor
Colombia’s Prosecutor-General’s Office has launched an investigation into the deaths...
Deputy Prosecutor stands between Colombia war criminals and their freedom
The Prosecutor General’s Office has received 47 requests for conditional freedom by...
Colombia’s prison guards protest bad working conditions, overcrowded jails
Colombia’s prison guards resume protests in an ongoing attempt to force the government to...
South Colombia prison guards protest overcrowding
Prison guards in the south of Colombia on Wednesday protested overcrowding in their...
