In Venezuela, Women in Prison Awaiting Trial Endure Crowded Conditions

Amid Venezuela’s crises, overcrowded prisons and an overburdened justice system have forced women awaiting trial — and even some convicted of crimes — to spend months in crowded cells at detention centers that were never intended for such use.

Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/06/lens/venezuela-women-prison-jail.html

Amid Venezuela’s crises, overcrowded prisons and an overburdened justice system have forced women awaiting trial — and even some convicted of crimes — to spend months in crowded cells at detention centers that were never intended for such use.