REGULATORY · VENEZUELA
Venezuela amnesty law implementation and prisoner releases
Change
Venezuela’s National Assembly commission reported that since the amnesty law took effect last week, over 3,200 people have been fully released, after the law passed on February 20 and 4,203 applications were filed.
Why it matters
The commission overseeing implementation said 4,203 amnesty applications have been received since the law passed on February 20. It reported 3,052 people previously under house arrest or other restrictive measures were granted full freedom, plus 179 people who were imprisoned were released, totaling more than 3,200 fully released since the law took effect last week. This materially reduces the population under custodial or restrictive control and changes case posture for individuals covered by the amnesty. The reported throughput also signals a fast-moving administrative process that can rapidly alter detention, monitoring, and court docket demands.
Implications
- • Immediate reduction in people under detention or restrictive measures
- • Case status and legal exposure changed for >3,200 individuals
- • Prison and supervision capacity requirements shift in the near term
- • High application volume (4,203) creates ongoing adjudication workload
Who is affected
- • Individuals granted amnesty (formerly imprisoned or under restrictive measures)
- • Venezuela’s prison and detention-center administrators
- • Courts and prosecutors handling cases covered by the amnesty
- • Families and legal representatives of detainees/applicants
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