VOICED : 55 muertos en carcel venezolana

A prison riot in Venezuela's Uribana prison resulted in 55 deaths and 90 injuries. The riot began after a search for weapons, leading to clashes between inmates and the National Guard. The government blamed media for prematurely reporting the operation. NGOs criticized the planning, and an investigation was ordered. Families of inmates faced uncertainty about the deceased. Venezuelan prisons suffer from overcrowding and violence, often controlled by armed gangs. In 2011, over 500 inmates died, with no data yet for 2012.

What new insight or understanding did you gain from this video?