A broken wall is pictured in the Aragua jail as Venezuela's government announced it has completed the first phase of its plan to take back control of its prison system, in Tocoron, Venezuela September 23, 2023. REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria
A relative of an inmate waits for news on her family member outside the Aragua jail as the government announced it has completed the first phase of its plan to take back control of its prison system, in Tocoron, Venezuela September 23, 2023. REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria
A food stall is pictured in the Aragua jail as Venezuela's government announced it has completed the first phase of its plan to take back control of its prison system, in Tocoron, Venezuela September 23, 2023. REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria
Clothes lie on the floor of a patio of the Aragua jail as Venezuela's government announced it has completed the first phase of its plan to take back control of its prison system, in Tocoron, Venezuela September 23, 2023. REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria
Members of Venezuelan's counterintelligence (DGCIM) escort detained personnel of the Bolivian National Guard as the government announced it has completed the first phase of its plan to take back control of its prison system, in Tocoron, Venezuela September 23, 2023. REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria
A member of special forces of the Bolivarian National Police is pictured in the Aragua jail as Venezuela's government announced it has completed the first phase of its plan to take back control of its prison system, in Tocoron, Venezuela September 23, 2023. REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria
A destroyed gate is pictured in the Aragua jail as Venezuela's government announced it has completed the first phase of its plan to take back control of its prison system, in Tocoron, Venezuela September 23, 2023. REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria
An excavator destroys infrastructure built by inmates in the Aragua jail as Venezuela's government announced it has completed the first phase of its plan to take back control of its prison system, in Tocoron, Venezuela September 23, 2023. REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria
Members of the Bolivarian National Guard and National Police stand guard at a checkpoint in the Aragua jail as Venezuela's government announced it has completed the first phase of its plan to take back control of its prison system, in Tocoron, Venezuela September 23, 2023. REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria
A member of the Bolivarian National Guard is pictured in the Aragua jail as Venezuela's government announced it has completed the first phase of its plan to take back control of its prison system, in Tocoron, Venezuela September 23, 2023. REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria
A bar is pictured in the Aragua jail as Venezuela's government announced it has completed the first phase of its plan to take back control of its prison system, in Tocoron, Venezuela September 23, 2023. REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria
A swimming pool is pictured in the Aragua jail as Venezuela's government announced it has completed the first phase of its plan to take back control of its prison system, in Tocoron, Venezuela September 23, 2023. REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria
A playground is pictured in the Aragua jail as Venezuela's government announced it has completed the first phase of its plan to take back control of its prison system, in Tocoron, Venezuela September 23, 2023. REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria
Clothes lie on the floor of a patio of the Aragua jail as Venezuela's government announced it has completed the first phase of its plan to take back control of its prison system, in Tocoron, Venezuela September 23, 2023. REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria
Venezuela completes first phase of retaking control of prisons run by inmates
