b) Currently, there are 30 guards who supervise the inmates and they work in two shifts, therefore approximately 15 guards work each shift, so that each guard is in charge of approximately 97 inmates. c) So far this year a great number of violent acts have been recorded; however, to date, the State has not adopted prompt and effective measures in order to guarantee the life and physical integrity of the detainees in this prison; d) During 2012, the following events have occurred: i. On the morning of January 9, 2012, an inmate was killed, while in the afternoon, the inmates took the women’s cellblock by force and kidnapped 100 female prisoners and 3 officers of the National Guard were injured; ii. On March 4, 2012, an armed confrontation took place between inmates of Cellblocks 1 and 2, resulting in 8 people injured and 9 dead. According to information transmitted by the Venezuelan media, referring to statements of the inmates’ relatives, the confrontation, which included the use of grenades, took place as a result of conflicts between “pranes” or groups of inmates over control of the prison; iii. On March 5, 2012, officers of the National Guard conducted a search in which they seized 6 pistols, 7 shotguns, one submachine gun, 30 knives, among other weapons; iv. On April 13, 2012, another mutiny was organized at CEPRA, which included the use of grenades, and resulted in the death of 5 prisoners and 1 officer of the National Guard and 17 injured inmates; v. On April 18, 2012, another violent confrontation took place; this time, according to Venezuelan media, it was due to protests of the detainees because of the lack of food, water and light and it resulted in, at least, 8 injured inmates and 2 injured officers of the National Guard. vi. On May 24, 2012, the Head of CEPRA Personnel was killed and her death is attributed to one of the main leaders of the inmates; vii. It is known that the number of inmates who died during the months of January to June 2012, amounts to 34; viii. On June 21, 2012, officers of the National Guard conducted a search in the prison; ix. On June 22, 2012, another confrontation took place. This time, the conflict was between guards and inmates. Based on the information provided by the media, as a result of this event, 3 inmates were shot and another 2 died. According to information provided by relatives of the inmates to the media, the reason for the confrontation could have been the search conducted on the previous day and the announced transfer of the female cellblock to other premises and the transfer of some inmates; x. On June 24 and 28, 2012, officers of the Scientific, Criminal and Forensic Investigations Force (CICPC) conducted searches throughout the penitentiary center due to the events of June 22 and gathered information regarding trafficking of firearms and drugs in the prison; 2