▁the ▁current ▁problems ▁in ▁Venezuela ' s ▁prison ▁system , ▁while ▁Henri que ▁Cap ril es ▁Rad ons ki , ▁the ▁opposition ▁leader , ▁stated ▁on ▁Twitter ▁after ▁the ▁prison ▁ri ot ▁that ▁Ch á vez ' s ▁administration ▁has ▁been ▁ob liv ious ▁of ▁re forms . ▁ ▁The ▁dead liest ▁prison ▁mass acre ▁in ▁Venezuela ' s ▁history ▁occurred ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁at ▁Mar aca ib o ▁National ▁J ail , ▁where ▁around ▁ 1 3 0 ▁in m ates ▁were ▁burn ed ▁to ▁death ▁or ▁but cher ed ▁with ▁mach etes ▁during ▁a ▁gang ▁fight ▁and ▁eth nic ▁fe ud . ▁ ▁Inc ident ▁Inside ▁the ▁Y are ▁I ▁prison ▁complex ▁near ▁Car ac as ▁on ▁ 2 0 ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁a ▁cl ash ▁between ▁two ▁prison ▁gang s ▁left ▁ 2 5 ▁dead ▁and ▁ 4 3 ▁wounded . ▁The ▁b raw l ▁started ▁after ▁a ▁gun shot ▁was ▁fired ▁during ▁a ▁discussion ▁between ▁the ▁gang ▁leaders ▁of ▁the ▁two ▁fa ctions , ▁although ▁the ▁shot ▁did ▁not ▁hit ▁anyone . ▁The ▁gun ▁battle ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁gang s ▁v ying ▁for ▁the ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁prison ▁last ed ▁over ▁four ▁hours , ▁bringing ▁the ▁death ▁to ll ▁to ▁over ▁ 5 0 0 ▁since ▁the ▁Government ▁of ▁Venezuela ▁implemented ▁a ▁Pr ison ▁Ministry ▁to ▁reform ▁the ▁country ' s ▁prison ▁system ▁since ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁About ▁ 9 8 0 ▁women ▁were ▁on ▁a ▁visit ▁trip