Dilsia Caro slept on the ground Thursday night outside the Venezuelan prison where her husband has been held since 2023 for posting a WhatsApp status update critical of the government.
She rushed to the Rodeo 1 penitentiary after hearing the government on Thursday announce the release of a "large number" of political prisoners following the US ouster of authoritarian leader Nicolas Maduro.
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