Venezuela prison deaths under state custody reach 60 since April

The death of Luis Alejandro García, 30, at a Tocuyito prison in Carabobo state raises the toll of prisoners who have died in state custody in Venezuela to 60 since April 2026. The NGO Observatorio Venezolano de Prisiones is tracking the deaths, which suggest a pattern of systemic abuse or neglect in the prison system. The rising number indicates a deteriorating humanitarian and rule-of-law situation in Venezuelan detention facilities.