Venezuela: Prison mutiny shakes Barinas facility

Hundreds of inmates took control of a prison in Barinas state, a political stronghold of former President Hugo Chávez.

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The mutineers are protesting degraded prison conditions and insufficient food and medical resources.

This incident illustrates growing tensions in Venezuela's penitentiary system.

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