Venezuela: Third inmate dies of health issues in Uribana prison this year

The Venezuelan Prison Observatory (OVP) reports the death of inmate Richard Álvarez at Uribana prison, marking the third such death this year after Henry Pastor Cristancho and Rosqui Norberto Escalona died in April. OVP had previously warned of extreme inmate vulnerability, indicating a pattern of neglect in the prison system. The incident underscores systemic health and human rights failures in Venezuelan prisons.