Aug 27, 2025 · According to the latest report from the Prison Observatory (Observatorio de Prisiones – OVP), criminals who began dominating police holding cells two years ago have consolidated their …

The prison population in Venezuela is 40% over its stated capacity. Overcrowding is regarded as a primary factor in the high level of violence within prisons, which resulted in an average of 3 prisoner …

Criminal justice reform in Venezuela cannot avoid the fact that it is part of a system that suffers from common structural problems that must be addressed with an integral and holistic vision.

Mar 18, 2025 · In its presentation today to the Human Rights Council in Geneva, the Fact-Finding Mission (FFM) reported that arbitrary detentions of persons perceived as opponents to the …

Feb 21, 2024 · With growing issues and the continued decline of the prison system, the current system is suffering and is unable to develop into a well-organized system that can provide the prisoners with …

According to this article, women in the female wing of the Uribana prison have endured the use of tear gas and pellets and the shaving of their heads while in solitary confinement.

Notably, the most deadly of Venezuelan prison abuses -- including the 1992 Catia prison massacre and the 1994 Sabaneta prison massacre -- have not resulted in a single criminal conviction...

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Sep 23, 2023 · Venezuela has completed the first phase of regaining control of its prison system, Interior Minister Remigio Ceballos said on Saturday, speaking at the Aragua jail near Tocoron, just days...

Oct 4, 2023 · In Venezuela, security forces recently seized one of the country’s most-notorious prisons, with the mission of dismantling a transnational criminal gang that was ruled from inside. But the head …