About 145 inmates die after trouble breaks out at a prison in Lara State 's Lara State . At least 13 inmates needed medical care after ingesting drugs from the prison pharmacy . The 13 deaths were as a result of ingesting drugs , the ministry statement said . Prisoners had been on a hunger strike since Tuesday to demand dismissal of an officer . Relatives of inmates are camped outside the detention center demanding information .
About 145 inmates die after trouble breaks out at a prison in Lara State 's Lara State . At least 13 inmates needed medical care after ingesting drugs from the prison pharmacy . Prisoners had been on a hunger strike since Tuesday to demand dismissal of an officer . Relatives of inmates are camped outside the detention center demanding information .