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News in Brief
Article • November 30, 2022 • from PLN December, 2022
Filed under: News in Brief
News in Brief by Alabama: A detainee assaulted aguard at the Calhoun County Jail on August 6, 2022, the Anniston Star reported. Sheriff Matthew Wade blamed an ongoing staffing shortage, which has typically left three guards on duty to supervise 300 detainees. One of them, Jacob Hammett, was out of …
COVID-19 Pandemic Leads to Unrest in Prisons Around the Globe
Article • July 1, 2020 • from PLN July, 2020
Filed under: COVID-19, Telephone Access, Visiting
COVID-19 Pandemic Leads to Unrest in Prisons Around the Globe by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke The COVID-19 pandemic, or rather government officials’ inept reaction to the pandemic, has led to unrest in prisons around the world—especially in South America and the Middle East. This has resulted in the escape …
News in Brief
Article • November 6, 2018 • from PLN November, 2018
Filed under: News in Brief
News in Brief by Alabama: Antwone Wilson broke out of the St. Clair County Correctional Facility on December 4, 2017 along with fellow prisoner Ronald Odell King. The pair separated, and King was quickly captured. While on the lam, Wilson contacted a TV station in his hometown to clarify why …
News in Brief
Article • June 5, 2018 • from PLN June, 2018
Filed under: News in Brief
News in Brief by Alabama: Former Draper Correctional Facility guard Johntarance Henriquis McCray was sentenced on July 27, 2017 to 54 months in federal prison for bringing crack cocaine, powder cocaine, methamphetamine, marijuana, Xanax and Suboxone into the facility. A search of his vehicle had also uncovered a duffle bag …
News in Brief
Article • July 28, 2017 • from PLN August, 2017
Filed under: News in Brief
News in Brief by Alabama: A guard who worked as a materials handling supervisor at FCI-Aliceville was arrested on April 21, 2017, charged with bribery and making false statements after he was accused of smuggling contraband such as tobacco into the facility in exchange for cash bribes. Prosecutors said Eric …
News in Brief
Article • May 5, 2017 • from PLN May, 2017
Filed under: News in Brief
News in Brief by News in Brief Argentina: Ten years ago, Gabriel Herrera was serving time for fraud and robbery when he murdered his then-wife, Veronica Castro, during a conjugal visit. On January 5, 2017, Herrera killed his current girlfriend, Andrea Neri, 19, in a similar fashion during a visit …
News in Brief
Article • March 10, 2017 • from PLN March, 2017
Filed under: News in Brief
News in Brief by California: For each of the last five years, members of the Golden State Warriors basketball team have visited San Quentin State Prison. Superstars Kevin Durant and Draymond Green sat among the prisoners and observed from the sidelines as members of the Warriors front office staff played …
Human Rights Groups Condemn Worsening Conditions in Venezuelan Prisons
Article • February 2, 2016 • from PLN February, 2016
Filed under: Overcrowding, Prisoners-International
Human Rights Groups Condemn Worsening Conditions in Venezuelan Prisons by Matthew Clarke As long ago as 1997, the advocacy group Human Rights Watch issued a report that characterized conditions in Venezuelan prisons as “violat[ing] both Venezuelan law and international human rights standards.” The group pointed to dangerous overcrowding as perhaps …
Venezuelan TV Station Fined $2.16 Million for Prison Reporting
Article • January 15, 2013 • from PLN January, 2013
Filed under: Prison Rebellion, International, Prisoners-International, Political Prisoners (International), Censorship
Venezuelan TV Station Fined $2.16 Million for Prison Reporting by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke Globovisión is the last remaining Venezuelan television station that is openly critical of President Hugo Chávez. In May 2010, Globovisión president Guillermo Zuloaga was arrested for making offensive comments about Chávez while discussing a government …
Prison Conditions in Venezuela
Article • October 15, 1997 • from PLN October, 1997
Filed under: Conditions of Confinement, Overcrowding
Prison Conditions in Venezuela by Human Rights Watch has been investigating prison conditions throughout the world for the last 10 years. Punishment Before Trial: Prison Conditions in Venezuela, issued in March 1997, is the 29th resulting report to appear. HRW/Americas investigators spent three weeks in Venezuela in March 1996 during …
Venezuelan Prison Crisis Continues
Article • May 15, 1995 • from PLN May, 1995
Filed under: Organizing, Prison Rebellion, Prisoners-International
Venezuelan Prison Crisis Continues by Past issues of PLN have reported the massive crisis overwhelming the Venezuelan prison system. This has ranged from riots leaving hundreds of dead, mass escapes, protests and more. Human rights groups claim that Venezuela has the worst prisons in the hemisphere. On December 19, 1994, …
100 Plus Killed in Venezuelan Prison Riots
Article • March 15, 1994 • from PLN March, 1994
Filed under: Prison Rebellion, International, Prisoners-International
100 Plus Killed in Venezuelan Prison Riots by At least l09 prisoners have died and 54 remain injured after a group of inmates started a fire at Sabaneta prison in Maracaibo, Venezuela, on Jan. 3. Sabaneta prison is racially segregated, with about 800 Guajiro Indians on one side and some …
Prison Riot Crushed in Venezuela
Article • April 15, 1993 • from PLN April, 1993
Filed under: Prison Rebellion, International, Prisoners-International
Prison Riot Crushed in Venezuela by On January 12, 1993, Venezuelan police used tear gas to quell a riot in Fort Tiuna of about a hundred soldiers and civilians, who were tried for rebellion for their participation in a November 27, 1992, coup attempt. The riot was crushed with tear …
Rampant Violence in Venezuelan Prisons
Article • January 15, 1993 • from PLN January, 1993
Filed under: Conditions of Confinement, Failure to Protect (General), Prisoners-International
Rampant Violence in Venezuelan Prisons by by María Dubayle, Venezuelan journalist The situation inside Venezuela's prisons reflects the serious deficiencies in the country's protection of human rights. According to figures from the Public Ministry's Human Rights Office, so far this year more than 160 prisoners have been killed inside Venezuelan …
Mass Graves Found in Venezuelan Prison
Article • April 15, 1992 • from PLN April, 1992
Filed under: Crime/Demographics, Prison/Jail Murders, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Prisoners-International
Mass Graves Found in Venezuelan Prison by Mass Graves Found In Venezuelan Prison A common grave containing the remains of at least 40 prisoners was recently uncovered in a Venezuelan prison located in the central city of San Juan de Moros. The discovery has raised serious questions about the country's …