{
  "id": 9120013,
  "title": "Inside the Venezuelan prison meant to 'drive you insane'",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/inside-the-venezuelan-prison-meant-to-drive-you-insane-9120013",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-22T09:58:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/opinion/columnists/2026/09/1538599/inside-venezuelan-prison-meant-drive-you-insane"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Rodeo I, Venezuela's most notorious prison, is reserved exclusively for political opponents of the government. Former inmates recount harrowing experiences inside the facility, which is meant to drive inmates insane. Prisoners are subjected to deplorable conditions, including cramped cells, scarce water access, and constant exposure to government propaganda. Human rights groups have raised concerns over the systematic violation of human rights in this prison, highlighting cases of torture and mistreatment of political prisoners. The prison has seen at least 20 deaths of political inmates and over 344 people currently imprisoned for political reasons. Despite the horrific conditions, some inmates have managed to be released as part of an amnesty process spearheaded by interim leader Delcy Rodriguez.",
  "summary": "FORMER political prisoners of Venezuela’s Rodeo I are unable to shake the memories of punishments dealt out by hooded jailers in the country’s most notorious prison.",
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      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "'Tauke', couriers and compromised officers: Inside prison's contraband trade [WATCH]",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/tauke-couriers-and-compromised-officers-inside-prisons-contraband",
        "published": "2026-09-21T23:00:55.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "Inside the Venezuelan prison meant to 'drive you insane'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/inside-the-venezuelan-prison-meant-to-drive-you-insane",
        "published": "2026-09-22T02:52:09.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}