Publicado por Semana el 7 de junio de 2020.
Lays out what happened in Bogotá’s La Modelo prison the night of March 21, when a protest led to guards killing 23 prisoners.
June 7, 2020
10 horas de terror
Tag: Prisons
Motín en cárceles de Colombia – 10 horas de terror
Publicado por Semana el 7 de junio de 2020.
Lays out what happened in Bogotá’s La Modelo prison the night of March 21, when a protest led to guards killing 23 prisoners.
June 7, 2020
May 19, 2020
The U.S. embassy’s International Narcotics and Law Enforcement (INL) section announces a donation of 288 bulletproof vests and other riot control and security equipment to Colombia’s prison system. INL officer director Brian Harris says the donation is a response to the wave of prison riots that occurred on March 21, as coronavirus fears began to spread.
May 19, 2020
SOS en cárceles por la pandemia en Colombia Villavicencio en alerta
Publicado por Semana el 17 de abril de 2020.
Growing concerns about the spread of coronavirus in Colombia’s prison system.
April 17, 2020
April 15, 2020
Citing the COVID-19 pandemic, Justice Minister Margarita Cabello announces that about 4,000 prisoners will be released from the nation’s prisons in order to practice social distancing under house arrest.
April 15, 2020
April 12, 2020
Prosecutor-General Carlos Barbosa says that the COVID-19-related prison protests of March 21, which led to guards killing 23 prisoners that night, were instigated by the ELN and by FARC dissident leader Henry Castellanos alias “Romaña,” who is part of the “Nueva Marquetalia” group led by former chief negotiator Iván Márquez. “Romaña” was known during the conflict as a hardliner who pioneered the practice of ransom kidnappings along roads on Bogotá’s outskirts.
April 12, 2020
Tras enfrentamientos 23 muertos y 83 heridos en cárcel La Modelo
Publicado por El Tiempo el 22 de marzo de 2020.
Fearing COVID-19 infection, prisoners in Bogotá’s La Modelo penitentiary protested conditions. Government forces, claiming an attempt to escape, killed 23 prisoners and wounded many more. The next day, relatives of prisoners gathered outside its gates.
March 22, 2020