Tag Archives: Jails

“I knew they had guns, I didn’t know they had Uzis…”

Posted on April 5, 2011 by

Prison reform is one of those inherently unpopular issues: anger over crime runs so deep that people, by and large, don’t want to hear about it. Which is why Voluntad Popular deserves special props for taking a strong stance in … Continue reading →

Posted in Human Rights, Violence | Tagged , | 16 Comments

Españolification Chronicles

Posted on February 16, 2011 by

So I’ve decided that the way I’m going to get all you deadbeats to check out CronicasDeCaracas.net is by posting most new material in Spanish only over the next few weeks. Today, more belief-beggaring new jail stats.

Posted in Human Rights, Violence | Tagged | 16 Comments

Venezuela’s Prison Shame

Posted on February 5, 2011 by

Since 2000, Venezuela’s prison capacity has grown by 1,200 places, thanks to the expansion of Yare Penitenciary and the construction of a new jail in Coro. In the same period, our prison population has grown from about 25,000 to 37,700. … Continue reading →

Posted in Human Rights, Violence | Tagged | 55 Comments

How to Cut the Murder Rate in Half by 2016

Posted on February 4, 2011 by

If you’re a believer in the Three Bullet-Point Transition (TM), you know that making deep inroads into Venezuela’s outrageously high murder rate is one of the things any post-Chávez government will have to deliver on. This will be hard, but … Continue reading →

Posted in Human Rights, Violence | Tagged , | 89 Comments