Venezuela's Chavez to boost prison construction

[The Northerner]

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Friday said he is instructing officials to boost prison construction after a 27-day uprising by inmates highlighted problems of overcrowding and violence.

Chavez likened the problems in Venezuela's prisons to cancer, saying dealing with them requires "deep treatment."

Days before Chavez underwent a cancer operation last month in Cuba, troops stormed a prison near Caracas in a search for weapons, and armed inmates began an uprising in response. The nearly month-long crisis ended on Wednesday when hundreds of prisoners emerged from the adjacent Rodeo II prison after negotiations with authorities. Officials have said that several inmates also escaped, including four who were killed by troops.

"New facilities must be built," Chavez said in an interview with state television, adding that he has also decided to create a new Cabinet ministry to oversee prison issues.

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[Arctic Dave]

1. Make them wear pink and put them in tents.

Problem solved.