{"id":346505,"date":"2026-05-25T18:00:03","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T17:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/inmates-in-venezuela-set-mattresses-on-fire-during-a-protest-over-alleged-abuse-by-guards\/"},"modified":"2026-05-25T18:00:03","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T17:00:03","slug":"inmates-in-venezuela-set-mattresses-on-fire-during-a-protest-over-alleged-abuse-by-guards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/inmates-in-venezuela-set-mattresses-on-fire-during-a-protest-over-alleged-abuse-by-guards\/","title":{"rendered":"Inmates in Venezuela set mattresses on fire during a protest over alleged abuse by guards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/-VQqVchg6aQ\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Inmates in Venezuela set mattresses on fire during a protest over alleged abuse by guards\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-VQqVchg6aQ\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Inmates at Venezuela\u2019s Barinas prison set mattresses on fire during a rooftop protest over alleged abuse by guards.<\/p>\n<p>[Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe]<\/p>\n<p>Prisoners accused staff of opening fire during the demonstration, where they demanded the prison director\u2019s removal.<\/p>\n<p>Families later clashed with National Guard officers outside the prison, as human rights groups investigated the incident amid growing scrutiny of Venezuela\u2019s prison system.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>Get more news at our site &#8211; https:\/\/www.channel4.com\/news\/ <\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe<\/p>\n<p>Follow us:<br \/>\nTikTok &#8211; https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@c4news<br \/>\nInstagram &#8211; https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/channel4news\/<br \/>\nTwitter &#8211; https:\/\/twitter.com\/Channel4News<br \/>\nFacebook &#8211; https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Channel4News\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Inmates at Venezuela\u2019s Barinas prison set mattresses on fire during a rooftop protest over alleged abuse by guards. 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