Director of Bogota’s La Modelo Prison Shot Dead Following Surge in Prison Violence
Bogota, Colombia – The new director of La Modelo prison, one of Colombia’s largest prisons, was tragically shot and killed in the capital city on Thursday. Elmer Fernandez’s untimely death occurred after the government declared a “prison emergency” in February due to a spike in violent incidents within the country’s prison system. Fernandez, a former police colonel, was fatally shot while returning home from work. Despite receiving threats to himself and his family, he had …