http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-18941411
After 20 days...a riot/negotiation standoff ended at the Cepra prison in Merida state.
Police invaded the prison in the madrugada...and the rebellion leaders surrendered.
At least 22 inmates have died during the nearly 3 week protest over enforced transfers to other prisons.
Extreme overcrowding remains a critical issue in Venezuela...and prison protests cost at least 500 lives in 2011.
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