MALVEAUX: Check this out. There are thousands of inmates crammed into one of Venezuela's largest prisons, but they're not exactly roughing it.</s>HOLMES: You wouldn't call it that. They're hanging out at the pool, the disco, partying their prison time away. Here's Rafael Romo to explain this.</s>RAFAEL ROMO, CNN SENIOR LATIN AFFAIRS EDITOR: A picnic-like atmosphere with people playing in the pool under the sun, but this is not a park or recreational facility. It's one of the largest prisons in Venezuela. Welcome to San Antonio prison, located on Venezuela's Margarita Island, also home to a popular beach resort. Carlos Nieto Palma, a human rights advocate, says San Antonio has become a recreational facility where you can find anything from gangster murals to weapons to drugs and alcohol. There's even cock- fighting rings. Nieto Palma says the inmates recently had a grand opening for a discotheque with capacity for 600 people. He learned about the night club after getting this invitation on his cell phone.</s>CARLOS NIETO PALMA, HUMAN RIGHTS ADVOCATE (via translator): This invitation talked about a discotheque with stage lights and LED screens. It also talked about a party lasting until sunrise where there would be bad girls with toys to play with them. You can then assume that they also had drugs, alcohol and other things.</s>ROMO: This is not the first time conditions at the San Antonio prison have raised eyebrows. A "New York Times" report in 2011 called the prison "a Hugh Hefner- inspired flesh pot."
Venezuela Prison Like a Luxurious Resort