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Homeland Security confirmed Venezuela ‘sends violent criminals’ to U.S.

See Post — Mon, 19 Sep 2022 11:30:02 +0000

Texas Republican Rep. Troy Nehls on Sunday said the Department of Homeland Security confirmed that Venezuela is sending “violent criminals” to the United States through the southern border. “DHS confirms that Venezuela empties prisons and sends violent criminals to our southern border,” Nehls tweeted. “President Trump warned us about this years ago.”By Madeleine Hubbard. Full Text -> JustTheNews

Traducción de cortesía -> l representante republicano de Texas, Troy Nehls, dijo el domingo que el Departamento de Seguridad Nacional confirmó que Venezuela está enviando “criminales violentos” a Estados Unidos a través de la frontera sur. “DHS confirma que Venezuela vacía prisiones y envía criminales violentos a nuestra frontera sur”, tuiteó Nehls. “El presidente Trump nos advirtió sobre esto hace años.

Extortion exacerbates procedural delay

See Post — Fri, 18 Mar 2022 14:59:49 +0000

Speaking to press outside the jail, relatives of the inmates described a range of abuses allegedly committed by prison guards, including beatings and theft, but also said they had been charged extortion fees so that their loved ones would be driven to court. Full Text -> InsightsCrimes

Spanish version -> Las denuncias realizadas por familiares de presos evidencian cómo las extorsiones por parte de funcionarios del Estado para trasladar a los reclusos a tribunales, agudizan el retraso en los procesos judiciales de Venezuela.. Texto Completo -> InsightsCrimes

Venezuela cell block overcrowding hits triple capacity, rights group warns

See Post — Fri, 26 Feb 2021 14:31:08 +0000

Venezuela’s pretrial cell blocks in 2020 were overcrowded at a level amounting to triple their capacity, a rights group warned on Thursday, criticizing unsanitary conditions in the facilities due to underfunding in the crisis-stricken country. Full Text -> NationalPost

Riot in Venezuela prison kills at least 40 and injures 50, including warden

See Post — Sat, 02 May 2020 12:06:33 +0000

The upheaval at the Llanos penitentiary on Friday started with an inmate protest demanding that their relatives be allowed to deliver them food. An armed confrontation then broke out between inmates and guards, lawmaker María Beatriz Martínez said. Full Text-> The Guardian

Coronavirus Could Worsen Grave Health Crisis in Venezuela Prisons

See Post — Tue, 07 Apr 2020 12:02:07 +0000

A prisoners rights’ group says about a quarter of inmate deaths in Venezuela’s police holding cells in 2019 were due to tuberculosis and other treatable illnesses, revealing the deadly risk this population faces from coronavirus. By Venezuela Investigative Unit, Full rext-> Insight Crime