A week has passed since the devastating earthquakes that struck Venezuela on June 24, with a death toll climbing above 2,000 and over 50,000 missing, families of political prisoners say another humanitarian emergency is unfolding behind prison walls.
Relatives and human rights advocates are warning that dozens of political prisoners held at two of Venezuela's most notorious prisons, Ramo Verde and El Rodeo I, remain at risk after the 7.2 and 7.5 magnitude earthquakes damaged prison infrastructure and exposed what they describe as dangerous living conditions.
