Coronavirus hits Colombian prison population hard

Critics say the government’s response to early warnings about the spread of COVID-19 in Colombian prisons was too little, too late. Overcrowding...

Prisons: Chronicle of a brutality foretold

[caption id="attachment_7071" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Living conditions in Valledupar Prison. Photo:...

Activists lament prison conditions

On Thursday April 23, nearly 30 activists gathered outside the Ministry of Justice in central Bogota to protest the “appalling conditions” in...

Mentally ill prisoners treated ‘like animals’

COLOMBIA’S PRISONS are neglecting their mentally ill inmates, which number some 2,000 people across the country, according to Colombia’s...