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Opinion

Colombia's 'Tiger' and the New Architecture of Carceral Populism

Roberto De La Espriella, polling at 67 percent to win Colombia's presidency, has made ten mega-prisons his signature policy. The Bukele template is seductive — but the structural problems it papers over run deeper than concrete and rebar.
By Monexus Staff Writeramericas1-minute read28 May 2026☆ Save↗ Share⎙ Print
Roberto De La Espriella, polling at 67 percent to win Colombia's presidency, has made ten mega-prisons his signature policy.
Roberto De La Espriella, polling at 67 percent to win Colombia's presidency, has made ten mega-prisons his signature policy. / NYT > WORLD NEWS · via Monexus Wire

Wire provenance

This editorial synthesis draws on the following public wire/social posts:

  • https://t.me/myLordBebo/1332
  • https://x.com/polymarket/status/1924321018765172957
  • https://x.com/polymarket/status/1924317215748661619
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