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Clashes as Venezuelan prisoners protest over alleged mistreatment
Key takeaways
- Extra security forces were deployed to the jail after prisoners climbed the roof and burned mattresses in protest at their alleged mistreatment.
- Witnesses reported hearing explosions and inmates said they had been shot at.
- Organisations lobbying for prisoners' rights have long denounced the poor conditions at many of Venezuela's penitentiaries.
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Vanessa Buschschlüter Latin America editor, News Online'We want justice': Inmates in Venezuela occupy prison alleging prison abuse Violent clashes have erupted between inmates and security personnel at a prison in the Venezuelan state of Barinas.
Extra security forces were deployed to the jail after prisoners climbed the roof and burned mattresses in protest at their alleged mistreatment.
Witnesses reported hearing explosions and inmates said they had been shot at.
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