RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - At least 49 inmates died Tuesday in a prison riot in southwestern Colombia. According to the National Penitentiary and Prison Institute (INPEC), it was one of the worst since 2020 when 24 inmates were allegedly murdered in an attempt to quell a protest in Bogotá's La Modelo prison.
The riot occurred at a prison in the municipality of Tuluá, in the department of Valle del Cauca, where a fire broke out during a protest by inmates, according to official data.
"It is a sad and catastrophic event," INPEC Director General Tito Yesid Castellanos told Caracol . . .
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