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OVP reported another death in state custody in Lara: it is the third so far in May
OVP reported the death of Willian Jonás Colina Delgado, who was held in the Fénix Lara Penitentiary Community
TL;DR
- Willian Jonás Colina Delgado, 59, died of tuberculosis in Fénix Lara Penitentiary, becoming the third death at the facility in May.
- The OVP criticized the Venezuelan penitentiary system for systemic failures, stating that treatable diseases like tuberculosis should not be fatal in prisons.
- The organization accused the state of systematically failing to guarantee adequate medical attention and arbitrarily shifting the burden of medication and treatment costs to inmates' families.
- Critical overcrowding, lack of hygiene, and inadequate protocols for infectious diseases in prisons were cited as factors facilitating the spread of illnesses.
- The OVP has recorded 15 deaths under state custody between April and early May, including other notable cases and five deaths in Yare III attributed to a presumed riot but with family reports of gunshot wounds.