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Inpec transfers 39 more inmates from Barranquilla prisons to La Tramacúa in Valledupar

From El Tiempo · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Colombia’s prison authority transferred 39 more inmates from prisons in Barranquilla to the La Tramacúa high- and medium-security penitentiary in Valledupar.
  • Authorities said the inmates continued committing crimes from prison, posing a security threat to Barranquilla.
  • The move marks the third mass transfer from Barranquilla in less than a month, following relocations to facilities in Bogotá, Boyacá and Santander.

Colombia’s prison authorities have transferred another 39 inmates from Barranquilla to the La Tramacúa high- and medium-security penitentiary in Valledupar. It is the third mass relocation from the city in less than a month.

President Abelardo De La Espriella announced the move on X, saying the inmates continued committing crimes from inside the detention centers. Authorities described that activity as a source of insecurity for Barranquilla.

I will not allow criminal structures to continue committing crimes, extorting people or issuing orders from a cell.

· Abelardo De La EspriellaThe president announced the transfer and described the government’s stated objective of preventing inmates from directing crimes from prison.

"I will not allow criminal structures to continue committing crimes, extorting people or issuing orders from a cell," De La Espriella said. He added that the government was dismantling their communication networks and cutting their ability to intimidate others.

The person who is deprived of liberty is there to serve their sentence, not to direct criminal organizations.

· Abelardo De La EspriellaHe emphasized the government’s position on the role of incarcerated people.

The president also said that people deprived of their liberty were in prison to serve their sentences, not to direct criminal organizations. "Prisons will not be centers of criminal operations," he said, insisting that the law would be enforced.

The first mass transfer took place on Aug. 25, when inmates were moved to La Picota prison in Bogotá, Cómbita in Boyacá and Girón in Santander. On Aug. 28, Barranquilla Mayor Alejandro Char disclosed the transfer of four additional inmates.

Prisons will not be centers of criminal operations.

· Abelardo De La EspriellaThe president said the government would prevent criminal activity from being coordinated inside prisons.
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Originally published by El Tiempo in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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