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From July 2011 to the first half of June 2018, there were 2,140 violent deaths, in addition to 2,781 wounded at checkpoints in the country, according to data obtained by the Observatory of Prisons in Venezuela directed by Humberto Prado.
Deaths due to malnutrition and tuberculosis in three years exceeded 60 and the numbers increase, but at the time of transfer to the mortuary, death certificates reflect a respiratory arrest, says Prado, who notes that complaints of family members they were determinants to bring the truth to the public light.
Skin diseases and HIV-AIDS were present in prisons and were the cause of death of some prisoners. "As observed by the regional coordinators of the OVP, since 2015, when the food crisis began to be felt in the country, prisons have not escaped this situation and the main complaints were poor nutrition, diseases such as tuberculosis proliferated and malnutrition began to happen. "
Prado responded to the Prison Service Minister, Iris Valera, who noted that in a recent television interview that since his arrival in this ministry the Venezuelan model has been transformed and indicated that C is the best in the world. "As you can see, it does not come from Cuba, Russia and China, they have militarized systems," says Prado.
The lawyer and the director of the OVP recall that after the prison system crisis in Venezuela on July 26, 2011, the Ministry of Prison Services was created, which, according to the promises the then president, Hugo Chávez, would put an end to the problems of violence in prisons, overcrowding and delays in proceedings; However, this was not the case.
"Maria Iris Varela would be the woman in charge of this ministry, whom they presented as knowing human rights, but in the seven years that have passed, she became your main violator The figures of the dead and wounded, the riots, the strikes and the testimonies of the prisoners and each of their relatives to whom they had access to the OVP speak of themselves, "said Prado. The NGO: "In every prison, there is always corruption, the traffic of influence, the critical overpopulation, as well as the procedural delay and the violence."
With reference to the implementation Closed order application What the minister does not explain, is that when prisoners go out to do so, they do not take into account the pathologies that they have: the conditions of health, physical conditions and age. "They are obliged to close the order for more than five hours, which it causes complications for inmates who are not in good health, "he said. He added that those who refuse this modality are confined to punishment cells.
Overcrowded overpopulation
In the PNB Police Center, in San Agustín del Sur, 219 prisoners in 6 cells with a capacity of 10 prisoners each. Many of them have infectious and sexually transmitted diseases, such as tuberculosis and HIV, informed penitentiary sources. Agents entering the dungeon area use masks.
Last week, in the center of La Yaguara, they took prisoners who slept on patrol for several days and after family reports were admitted to the San Agustín police station.
Detainees who were detained in Boleíta police stations, formerly Zone 7, with tuberculosis, were also taken to this checkpoint. In zone 7, there are approximately 1,000 prisoners in 15 cells
The authorities plan to organize a Cayapa day in San Agustín and in other prisons, with staff from the Ministry of Health .
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