According to the non-governmental Venezuelan Prisons Observatory (VPO), more than 50, 000 inmates are housed in prisons built to hold 14, 000.

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According to the non-governmental Venezuelan Prisons Observatory (VPO), in 2012 more than 50, 000 inmates were housed in prisons built to hold 14, 000.

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