A Venezuelan non-governmental organization, the Observatorio Venezolano de Prisiones (OVP), has reported 26 deaths occurring within the country’s prison system between April and June. The latest reported death was Fabiana Desirée Páez Fernández, who was detained at La Crisálida prison in Miranda state. This data highlights ongoing concerns regarding conditions and mortality rates inside Venezuelan jails. The OVP documented these deaths as occurring while individuals were in state custody. Details surrounding the causes of death were not immediately available in the report. The organization regularly publishes reports on the dire situation within Venezuela’s correctional facilities, often citing overcrowding, lack of medical care, and violence as contributing factors. This recent report underscores a continuing crisis in the Venezuelan prison system.
