San Antonio Prison
The San Antonio Prison ( Spanish Prisión de San Antonio ) is a Venezuelan prison.
location
The institution is located on Isla Margarita , which is off Venezuela , about eight kilometers west of the provincial capital Porlamar .
history
It was built between 1980 and 1984 for 550 occupants. It currently has over 2000 prisoners. In 2011, The New York Times reported that inmates had a swimming pool and that female visitors were constantly walking in and out. Many inmates in the prison are said to have heavy weapons. Many foreign prisoners are there for drug trafficking.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Observatorio de Prisiones ( Memento of the original from October 11, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ A prison like from the travel brochure
Coordinates: 10 ° 56 ′ 54 ″ N , 63 ° 54 ′ 55 ″ W.