Prison population in Venezuela up 110 percent since 2007

[naaman fletcher]

In assessing the 12 years of Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez's revolution, the government claims to have boosted food production, the school enrolment rate and aid to the poor.

However, other indicators have climbed in the past few years as well. From 2007 to 2010, prison population in Venezuela skyrocketed 110 percent to above 49,000 inmates, according to the annual report and accounts of the Ministry of Interior and Justice (MIJ).

"At the end of last year (2010), Venezuela had an imprisonment rate of 154 detainees per 100,000 inhabitants, which is 40 units higher than in 2009 and 68 units higher than in 2008," read the report submitted by Minister of Interior and Justice Tareck El Aissami at the National Assembly in February 2011.

To help lawmakers understand the true meaning of these figures, the Ministry of Interior and Justice provided data as to the "legal status" of the inmates. According to the report, 60 percent of the prison population is awaiting final judgment; and 59 percent of that total is awaiting a preliminary hearing. A preliminary hearing is a "proceeding that is vital to define the legal status of the person," the document read.

http://english.eluniversal.com/2011/06/24/prison-population-in-venezuela-up-110-percent-since-2007.shtml

Another way Chavez is like W.

Increased prison population
More debt
More buying cheap chinese crap
less transparency
more food imports
more pressure on journalist

Theres more, but I forget the list is so long. If Chavez had an R next to his name he would be the most hated guy here.... but he wears a red shirt.

[naaman fletcher]

1. oh yeah,

increased military spending, too!