Yare Prison ( es, Prisión de Yare; officially: Prison of San Francisco de Yare) is a
prison
A prison, also known as a jail, gaol (dated, standard English, Australian, and historically in Canada), penitentiary (American English and Canadian English), detention center (or detention centre outside the US), correction center, corre ...
in
San Francisco de Yare, in the
Simón Bolívar Municipality of the Miranda state,
Venezuela
Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many islands and islets in th ...
. Like other prisons in Venezuela, it is known for its harsh conditions, mainly due to overcrowding and poor facilities. Nationally some 44,500 prisoners are housed in buildings designed for 15,000.
There are three groups of buildings: Yare I, II, and III. These centres are overpopulated. Yare I was designed to have 750 prisoners, but currently has about 1153. Yare I was built in 1984; and Yare II between 1997 and 1998. The principal military involved in the
coup of February 1992 against President
Carlos Andrés Pérez were imprisoned here from 1992 until 1994, until President
Rafael Caldera
Rafael Antonio Caldera Rodríguez ( (); 24 January 1916 – 24 December 2009), twice elected the president of Venezuela, served for two five-year terms (1969–1974 and 1994–1999), becoming the longest serving democratically elected leade ...
's pardon. While imprisoned here,
Hugo Chávez, leader of the coup, wrote his manifesto "Cómo salir del laberinto".
2012 Riot
On the 20th of August, 2012, a clash between two gangs in Yare I caused 25 deaths and 43 wounded. The cause of the brawl was a gun discharged during discussion between the gang leaders. However, the shot did not hit anyone.
See also
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Yare prison riot
References
Prisons in Venezuela
Hugo Chávez
Miranda (state)
1984 establishments in Venezuela
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