▁at ▁the ▁prison ▁when ▁the ▁ri ot ▁occurred , ▁and ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁relatives ▁decided ▁to ▁stay ▁inside ▁because ▁they ▁were ▁sc ared ▁of ▁how ▁the ▁security ▁forces ▁outside ▁the ▁prison ▁would ▁react . ▁ ▁Local ▁media ▁reports ▁indicated ▁that ▁the ▁t ension ▁inside ▁the ▁prison ▁may ▁have ▁started ▁after ▁several ▁in m ates ▁were ▁transferred ▁to ▁Y are ▁I ▁from ▁La ▁Pl anta , ▁an ▁over c row ded ▁prison ▁near ▁Car ac as ▁that ▁was ▁closed ▁after ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁violent ▁inc idents ▁back ▁in ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁ ▁Security ▁exper ts ▁believe ▁that ▁Venezuela ' s ▁pen it enti ary ▁system ▁remains ▁a ▁" ca uld ron ▁of ▁violence " ▁because ▁the ▁prison ▁gang s ▁rule ▁the ▁facilities , ▁have ▁easy ▁access ▁to ▁weapons , ▁and ▁are ▁too ▁powerful ▁for ▁the ▁cor rupt ▁and ▁in effect ive ▁prison ▁authorities . ▁ ▁Re actions ▁Venez uel an ▁Pr isons ▁Minister ▁I ris ▁V are la ▁respond ed ▁that ▁" we ▁will ▁make ▁them ▁answer ▁for ▁this ." ▁ ▁O pp osition ▁leader ▁and ▁president ial ▁candidate ▁Henri que ▁Cap ril es ▁twe et ed , ▁" The ▁transformation ▁of ▁the ▁Venez uel an ▁prison ▁system ▁is ▁another ▁big ▁lie ▁that ▁we ' ve ▁been ▁told ▁by ▁this ▁government . ▁How ▁many ▁more ▁will ▁die ?" ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁U rib ana ▁prison ▁ri ot ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁In ▁Venezuela ' s ▁pr isons , ▁in m ates ▁are ▁the ▁w