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Prison riot deaths in Colombia - global recap of penal community disturbances - C C - Mar 23, 2020
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/22/world/americas/colombia-prison-riot-dead.html
EXCERPT: At least 23 inmates died in clashes with prison authorities over the weekend after what prisoners described as protests against officials for not doing enough to control the spread of coronavirus.
The protests erupted in 13 penitentiaries across Colombia. The deadly clashes were in La Modelo prison in the capital, Bogotá and officials described the riots as an effort by inmates to escape. [...] The riots are among several violent confrontation in Latin American prisons since the arrival of coronavirus in the region. Worries are growing around the world about the risks faced by inmates and workers in prisons, where close quarters and strained medical operations can put people at a higher risk of infection.
[...] In Brazil, riots at four prisons in São Paulo led to the escape of hundreds of inmates on Tuesday. The riots began after state officials suspended the temporary leave permits of 34,000 prisoners in an effort to prevent widespread contagion of coronavirus behind bars. By Wednesday, officials in São Paulo said they had detained 720 of the prisoners who escaped. It was not clear how many remained at large.
Inmates in several French prisons have also been protesting over the past few days, in this case demonstrating against the government’s confinement measures, which have severely restricted access to the outside world, mostly by suspending family visitation rights... (MORE - details)
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