Papillon, Prison Crisis and Mobilization behind the Walls in the Middle of the Covid-19 Pandemic in 2020

Abstract

On March 21, 2021, the Colombian State massacred 23 prisoners and injured more than 80 people in the La Modelo National Prison, while a day of protest was carried out in the country's prisons that lasted for more than 3 months. What led to a mobilization of this type? What were the repertoires of protests used by the prisoners? What was the government's response to the requests made? The following is the author's reflective narration of the events experienced inside the prison during the months of prison mobilization, seeking to answer the above questions, relying on interviews with leaders of the protests and graphic and audiovisual collection of said situation.