Justice Minister Margarita Cabello said it was a "sad and painful day" as she confirmed the death toll at the capital's La Modelo prison. The epicenter of the unrest was in La Modelo, Bogota's second largest prison after La Picota, where protests also erupted on Saturday night. According to Cabello, 83 inmates and seven guards were injured in the disturbances inside La Modelo. A pall of black smoke hung over the prison Sunday as family members were kept at a distance by a cordon of riot police. Bogota's mayor Claudia Lopez criticized the justice ministry and the prison authorities for delays in informing "family members and citizens about what happened."

Source: Dhaka Tribune March 23, 2020 05:37 UTC