The prisoners insisted their protest was peaceful but that security forces deployed to quell it opened fire.

Riots erupted at a Venezuelan prison on Sunday after inmates accused guards of torture and shooting unarmed civilians.

CARACAS, May 24 (Reuters) - Prisoners in Venezuela's western Barinas prison staged a protest on the roof of the detention ...

Inmates at Barinas prison allege they were peacefully protesting when prison staff opened fire, leaving some wounded ...

Venezuelan prison director Elvis Macuare Guerrero fired amid riots by inmates protesting torture and demanding humane ...

More than 100 female prisoners have been transferred from a Venezuelan detention centre after inmates took over the facility ...

Venezuela's acting President Delcy Rodríguez on Friday announced an amnesty bill that could lead to the release of hundreds of prisoners, including opposition leaders, journalists and human rights ...