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On the Inside: Venezuelan Prisons Under Inmate Control – Vista Hermosa is a notorious prison in Venezuela. With violence plaguing the country, there are more and more prisoners, and more clashes between prisoners and guards. The authorities have made no attempt to improve conditions, and have let the situation degenerate into near chaos. National Guards patrol outside the walls, while the inmates live and die in a world of their own making on the inside. Exhibition co-produced with the Photographic Social Vision Foundation. Here: Vista Hermosa prison, Ciudad Bolivar, Venezuela, March 2013. A celebration inside the prison while family members are visiting. Wilmito and his gang took control of the prison by force, and the inmates are now allowed two family visits a week. In September 2008, family overnights were instituted as part of a prison humanization plan. (Photo by Sebastián Liste/NOOR for Time Magazine and Fotopres “La Caixa” Grant)
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