Venezuelan prison director sacked as inmates allege mistreatment

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The director of Venezuela's Injuba prison in Barinas, Elvis Macuare Guerrero, was sacked on Monday following inmate protests alleging mistreatment, including solitary confinement and violent searches. Inmates reported beatings and torture, triggering a protest that led to extra security forces being deployed and sounds of gunfire, prompting an investigation by the prosecutor's office.

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Prisoners at the jail in Barinas state had accused Elvis Macuare Guerrero of "torture" and called on the authorities to act.

Venezuelan prison director sacked as inmates allege mistreatment

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