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What are Venezuelan prisons like?

What are Venezuelan prisons like?

Overcrowded, understaffed, physically deteriorated, and rife with weapons, drugs and gangs, Venezuela’s prisons have a deservedly poor reputation.

What are Category B and C prisoners?

Cat B – Prisoners for whom the very highest conditions of security are not necessary but for whom escape must be made very difficult. Cat C – Prisoners who cannot be trusted in open conditions but who have neither the resources nor the will to make a determined escape attempt.

What is Category B prison mean?

Category B These prisons are either local or training prisons. Local prisons house prisoners that are taken directly from court in the local area (sentenced or on remand), and training prisons hold long-term and high-security prisoners.

What type of prison is Category C?

Category C – Category C prisoners cannot be trusted in open conditions but are considered to be prisoners who are unlikely to make a determined escape attempt. Category D – Category D prisoners can be trusted in open conditions.

How many prisoners are in Venezuela?

Venezuela

Prison population total (including pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners) c. 37 500 at October 2021 (Observatorio Venezolano de Prisiones; this total does not include those held in police station jails.)
Foreign prisoners (percentage of prison population) 2.3% (2020)

Who is pran Venezuela?

However, Soto Nava’s mark on Venezuela’s underworld is indelible: A pioneer in establishing the power of prison bosses, he was dubbed by journalists as the “pran of the pranes.”

What does D block mean in jail?

D-Block is a cell block formerly runned by Barbara Denning. Most inmates from this block have the worst offenses, such as murder. Many inmates from this block are also drug addicts. D-Block inmates have much lower conditions than those from C-Block, which was a cause of frequent clashes between those two blocks.

Who goes to Cat C prisons?

Category C prisons are for inmates who cannot be trusted in open prison, but who have been recognised as being unlikely to make any attempt at escape. To be placed in a category C prison, the prisoner must fulfil at least one of these criteria.

How many criminals are in Venezuela?

Venezuela

Year Prison population total Prison population rate
2012 45,224 150
2014 51,256 168
2016 54,738 173
2018 46,915 145

How many prisons are in Venezuela?

Venezuela

Prison population total (including pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners) c. 37 500 at October 2021 (Observatorio Venezolano de Prisiones; this total does not include those held in police station jails.)
Number of establishments / institutions 44 (2019 – another 8 institutions are not in operation)