Riots erupted at a Venezuelan prison on Sunday after inmates accused guards of torture and shooting unarmed civilians.

Inmates at Barinas prison allege they were peacefully protesting when prison staff opened fire, leaving some wounded ...

Prisoners rise up against a regime of terror marked by beatings, torture and 'violent searches' that destroy their belongings ...

In the state of Barinas (Venezuela), inmates of the INJUBA prison rioted and actually took control of part of the territory. This is reported by the Prison Monitoring Center (Observatorio Venezolano ...

Acting President Rodríguez acknowledged the “criminalization of poverty” as an issue to address via penal system reforms.

A riot broke out at the Injuba prison in Barinas, Venezuela, on Sunday, with hundreds of inmates accusing staff of torture and demanding the removal of the prison director. Activists have criticized ...

A Venezuelan prison director is fired after a week in office following inmate protests over alleged torture, solitary ...

The prisoners insisted their protest was peaceful but that security forces deployed to quell it opened fire.

CARACAS, May 24 (Reuters) - Prisoners in Venezuela's western Barinas prison staged a protest on the roof of the detention ...

CARACAS, Venezuela — A riot at a police station in the northern city of Valencia where dozens of prisoners were being held turned deadly on Wednesday after a fire erupted, leaving anguished relatives ...

Venezuelan prison director Elvis Macuare Guerrero fired amid riots by inmates protesting torture and demanding humane ...