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Riot in Santa Marta: Dangerous Prisoners Left the Prison and Confronted the Police in the Street; a Prisoner Was Shot Down

Summary by El Tiempo
A violent protest by inmates at the Northern Transitional Center led to clashes with the police and burns at Carrera Quinta.
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Inmates rioted over transfers, and everything spiraled out of control. There were stones thrown, gunshots fired, and one person was killed. The night descended into chaos in Santa Marta. Around 9:50 p.m. on Monday, a violent riot erupted inside the La Norte temporary prison, where several inmates decided to leave their cells and stage a massive protest. The reason: allegedly, the failure to transfer them to other prisons. What began as a complai…

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A violent protest by inmates at the Northern Transitional Center led to clashes with the police and burns at Carrera Quinta.

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El Tiempo broke the news in on Tuesday, March 17, 2026.
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