Number of bodies found at Venezuela prison now at 14:officials

The decomposing remains of 14 people have been found inside what was once Venezuela's biggest prison, as authorities continue their search for victims five months after violent clashes among inmates forced the closure of the facility.
"So far, we have recovered 14 cadavers," said a statement released today by the public ministry, as the search continues for more bodies the notorious General Penitentiary of Venezuela.
The government closed the prison on October 28 to end weeks of clashes between inmates fighting for control of the facility.
There also had been complaints that inmates had died because of inadequate food and medicine.

Officials said the prison now is being refurbished as part of a government program to bring the country's penitentiaries up to international standards.
The facility had an estimated 9,000 inmates before the closure, according to the non-governmental group A Window on Freedom.