Maduro Prepares Prisons for Detained Protesters

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro announced plans to transform two maximum-security prisons, Tocorón and Tocuyito, into 're-education' centers for over 1,200 protesters detained following the controversial presidential election results. Despite exit polls indicating a significant defeat for him, Maduro declared himself the winner, subsequently calling for the arrest of leading opposition figures and seeking to detain an additional 1,000 individuals. He emphasized that there would be 'no forgiveness' for those involved in the protests, which he likened to gang activity. Maduro plans to refurbish the prisons within 15 days and suggested that detainees would be subjected to forced labor to help build infrastructure. His regime faces international scrutiny and allegations of human rights abuses amidst ongoing unrest and repression in Venezuela.