This is based off of my conclusions from watching Narcos. The narcotraffickers in Colombia were terrified of being extradited to the US because they knew they would never be able to break out of prison, whereas they were certain that they could strong arm their way out of any Colombian corrections facilities. Their methods in Colombia were to either use political corruption or intimidate corrections officers with severe consequences.
Why did the narcos believe that they would not have been able to use those methods in the US? Basically, I’m trying to understand why the US corrections system is seemingly more secure and capable of maintaining drug traffickers in custody compared to Colombia.
US corrections don’t provide opportunities for prisoners to intimidate their way out of jail, and if someone escapes it tends to get plastered all over the news. Plus the courts just are not as vulnerable to threats and we don’t openly accept bribes in the US so the worry about appearances is a factor.
Our corruption in government officials tends to be about personal financial gain that doesn’t involve violent crime.