Prison Riots In Venezuela

The Governor, Bruce King was well aware of the conditions and issues of the prison and warnings of a prison riot went disregarded.

Prison staff is now dealing with a less stable and sane person than they originally brought into prison. At this point, any aggravation can push an inmate over the edge which can lead to a riot in seconds.

This project’s purpose is to record a people who have lived through the promises and outcomes of the Bolivarian Revolution, an idea that captured Venezuela’s spirit and spread across 16 Latin America nations as the Pink Tide. The poor and working class will be a fundamental component of this story as I investigate the role the revolution has played in shaping the lives of this perpetually overlooked group of people. Simultaneously, the nature of these issues will create a portal into the world of Venezuelan heritage, traditions, and political and civic culture. What I write will be the reality of the situation; the interpretation will be left up to the reader.

Venezuela, officially known as the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, is located on the northeastern coast of South America. It is bordered to the east by Guyana, the south by Brazil, and the west by Colombia. The country stakes claim to roughly three hundred and fifty square mile of highly fertile and biodiverse land. As of 2015 the population of the country is estimated to be 29,275,940 (CIA, 2015). Throughout Venezuelan history many unique sociological revolutions have occurred and to understand the present one must appreciate the past.

Behind Attica the New Mexico State Penitentiary Riot has been dubbed one of the bloodiest prison riots in United States history. “On February 2, 1980 several guards entered the south side dormitory in cell block E-2 where they were overpowered. From there inmates took the prison guards keys, one of which led to the prison control room. Prisoners flooded the hallway and started beating on shatter-proof glass with pipes and fire extinguishers, which eventually gave way. The frightened guard on-duty fled leaving behind his keys. The inmates stripped, bounded, and blindfolded three guards. The prisoners also had the keys which let them run rampant in the jail taking hostages and freeing other prisoners. The prisoners used the keys to get into a cell block that was being renovated. Construction workers left their tool in this cell block, which included acetylene torches. Prisoners used this to cut

This article talks about Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro wanting to rewrite the country’s constitution, originally written in 1999. The exact changes that would be made to the document are not known, but citizens and leaders of both Venezuela and the United States, including President Trump, believe it will make the government too much like Cuba’s. Cuba has a communist government that controls everything. There will be a vote that many people plan on boycotting, and there have been many protests from all the people who do not want the President of Venezuela to go through with the changes. These strikes are dangerous and have ended up killing many people.

According to the US Bureau of Justice Statistics, millions of Americans are convicted of a crime and incarcerated every year. Almost 23,000 of those inmates have up until now been housed in private federal prisons. On Thursday, August 18, the United States Department of Justice declared its plans to end the use of private prisons due to their inherent lack of safety and effectiveness. The Justice Department’s inspector general released a report that reached this conclusion, citing several examples of chaos within private prisons and the consequences that ensued. One notable example was the riot that occurred in May 2012 at the Adams County Correctional Center in Mississippi after 250 inmates protested poor food and medical care, resulting in

Venezuela, located in the Latin American region, is a country that has been characterized by its abundance of oil reserve. A natural resource that has shaped the history and development of the country, affecting its economic, social and most important is political spheres. For many years Venezuela was controlled by authoritarian regimes. The country, being very important in the sense of geo-politics due to its abundance of oil, has been a key player in the international arena and most important, to those that for many years kept the country under their regime. It was not until 1958 that Venezuela experienced the change to democracy and a stable democracy was kept between the two main political parties of the time, Accion Democratica (AD)

During this week, a prison riot broke out in Mexico, leaving at least 49 inmates dead. Well 52 actually, but only 49 bodies have been found. Apparently the riot started as the outcome of a fight between two gangs. Video footage of the riot has been taken, as residents around the prison did so. Within the footage, a prison warehouse being set on fire by the inmates can be seen. It was a terrible riot, but with only 100 guards to cover the huge population of prisoners they have, it’s hard to keep such things like these under control. Apparently the riot had also broken out as a possible escape attempt, though reports say none of the prisoners were able to break out. On top of that, both gang leaders have been removed

One of the causes of violence within the prison can be how the management is handling the prison system. If the management at the prison is not good, contraband of illegal items such as drugs and other substance can get in and out of the prison. Items like cell phones can be contraband

The studies divided the multiple theories of bigger violence into two categories. The first of the two is categories used to separate the theories are grievance. The grievance category is based on the poor prison conditions and poor social organization as the main reasons behind the violence (Larson, N 1998). A few examples of poor prison conditions are overcrowding, food selection, and guard brutality. These are all aspects that create tension for violence. When looking at the overall violence, scholars focus on all the incarceration conditions, but more importantly the issue of overcrowding in prisons (Trammel, R 2006). According to the research overcrowding causes violence because there is not enough space to fit inmates in one confined prison. Lack of privacy can cause high-tension situations that potentially could create violence. Throughout the 1980s, prisons were filled beyond capacity, with California leading with the most overcrowded prisons across the United States (Trammel, R 2006). Overcrowding statistics state that the smaller capacity prisons with the most overcrowding cause inmate

Guyana and Venezuela restart their territorial disputes. Many powerful uprisings and raids takes place in Guyana

Prisons have been around for many years. The prison was created as a punishment for individuals who broke the law. There could be many reasons for a person to receive imprisonment; ranging from homicide to fraud. Due to many law violations, there are more people in prisons and jails. From the year 2000 to the present, there was an increase. Jails and prisons house about 1.6 million individuals (Peak, 2012). There are many reasons why there is an increase in individuals going to prison. The first is the use of drugs. This so called war on drugs has left many individuals in prison for possession of drugs, distribution or attempting to distribute. This war on drugs has left many to argue for legalization of some drugs to reduce the amount of people being imprisoned. The second reason could be for the failed lessons of prohibition. Other reasons include “truth-in sentencing laws, violence on television and in the movies, and a general deterioration of morals and of the family” (Peak, 2012, 204).

With an economy dominated by the production of oil, Venezuela has enjoyed the highest standard of living in Latin America. In spite of its success in the oil industry, agriculture and manufacturing also play important roles in Venezuela’s economy. With this in mind, it would seem as though Venezuela’s economic state has flourished. Rather, it has suffered from the effects of political influence, corruption, and poor economic management. The distribution of wealth across Venezuela has caused the elite to benefit at the cost of the working people. This is mainly due to the economic and political structure of the country. Even with the plentiful resources Venezuela possesses, it is constantly being threatened by political instability,

The main purpose of the following report is to provide information about the profile of The Bolivarian Republican of Venezuela; in order to study the current situation of the country for further investigations in the future that may help to understand the opportunities and risk involve in importing and opening new markets in Venezuela.