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Director of Barinas prison
Coverage of Director of Barinas prison in the Nexus archive.
- Venezuela inmates occupy prison roof and set fire to mattresses to protest alleged abuses
Inmates at Venezuela's Barinas prison occupied the roof and set fires to mattresses, protesting alleged abuses by staff. They accused the prison director of overseeing guards who shot unarmed prisoners, with a video showing a wounded inmate demanding justice.