Inmates Speak Out About Corruption and Abuse Inside Buen Pastor Prison

A letter, in which a complaint is made about what would be the critical situation that the prisoners of the prison are experiencing The Good Shepherd of Bogotafell into the hands of the media Change. The letter, which is in the possession of this information portal, reveals the abuses suffered by citizens deprived of their liberty in this penitentiary center, among which, extortion, violence, abuse and others. Corruption, by those who should be dealing with it, would also be an everyday situation.

The statement, dated January 30, 2023, calls on the Ministry of Justice, Major Nancy Pérez and Inpec Director Daniel Fernando Gutiérrez to address the situation. In the letter, in which, verbatim, they ask for help, they reveal such situations as the participation of a dragonfly allow entry into the prison narcotics, cell phones, souvenirs, knives and computers. These elements, they argue, end up being used by those who control the prison environment to your rental or sale.

“Drugs keep coming here, there are still stabbings, they keep poisoning the compañeras. As we are waste for this company, it does not matter. The “cartridge” that works here makes very good profits for the “saiyans”, who are the ones who control everything here and earn millions. That’s why a lot of dragons have already been sent to do lipos, put on breasts and cocks, they have farms and cars. It is they (the guards) who are responsible for bringing the goods in at night and handing them over to their partners, who are solely responsible in the yard, ”says the letter to which he had access. Change.

Foods that are eaten indoors, for example, the letter points out, are sold illegally and at exorbitant prices. A single raw egg, the letter says, can cost eight thousand pesos. The same goes for raw chicken breast, which can fetch a price of $30,000; a piece of raw meat, which fetches $30,000; oil, which can cost $60,000, among others. In contrast, renting a cell phone can cost up to $1,500,000. In the event that the detainees do not have enough to pay, the portal exposes, They are subjected to physical attacks and torture.

“Here there is a mafia that controls the whole prison, that sells or rents cell phones, knives, food, drugs. It is a group of guards allied to certain prisoners. The thing works like this: those of the Inpec enter everything and they give them to the little group with whom they run the prison and the profits are halved”, comments, for its part, one of the detainees, to the magazine.

On top of that, in the letter, they expose the overcrowded conditions they live in, among other construction flaws that harm them. According to testimonies collected by the aforementioned magazine, when it rains in Bogotá, the water leaks and floods certain sectors of the prison. Humidity, say the testimonies of detainees which have been compiled by ChangeIt is even harmful for the health of those who live in the prison, because some prisoners have found themselves with lesions on your skin.

Due to complaints, the Deputy Minister of Justice, Camilo Umaña, toured some prisons to take stock of the situation. In the good shepherd, comments the magazine, there was a conference on pedagogy concerning what is behind prison reform. In addition to the competent authorities, more than 100 detainees were present at the meeting.