La Catedral prison

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La Catedral prison was a luxurious, self-designed fortress-like facility in Colombia that housed drug lord Pablo Escobar under highly lenient conditions.

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La Catedral prison canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fortress-like facility
prison
alsoKnownAs La Catedral
The Cathedral
conditionType luxurious
continent South America
country Colombia
currentUse monastery
tourist site
designedBy Pablo Escobar
distanceFrom Medellín city center
endTime 1992
escapeDate 1992
escapeOf Pablo Escobar
event Colombian authorities attempted to transfer Pablo Escobar to a different prison
feature bar
billiard tables
chapel
football pitch
guest rooms
jacuzzi
large kitchen
surveillance systems controlled by inmates
waterfall
hasType custom-built prison
hasView Medellín Valley
linked to: Valle de Aburrá
inception early 1990s
legalContext plea deal to avoid extradition to the United States
locatedIn Antioquia Department
Envigado
locatedInTimeZone UTC−05:00
locatedNear Medellín
locatedOn hills above Envigado
material reinforced concrete
notableFor lenient conditions for Pablo Escobar
self-designed prison for a drug lord
symbol of Colombian state’s negotiation with Escobar
occupant Pablo Escobar
operator Colombian government
partOf history of the Medellín Cartel
reasonForConstruction agreement between Pablo Escobar and Colombian government
religiousAffiliation Catholic monastery
resultOfEvent Pablo Escobar escaped from custody
linked to: Pablo Escobar
securityClassification minimum security
startTime 1991
usedAs place of incarceration for Pablo Escobar

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Pablo Escobar built La Catedral prison
Pablo Escobar incarceratedAt La Catedral prison