The inmates, who seized arms from a guardhouse, attacked and injured two prison guards, the Noticias Venezuela news website reported.
According to preliminary data, one of the prisoners was killed.
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Police are now searching the area.
Last year, a fire at the Venezuelan prison in the northern state of Carabobo killed 68 people overnight, including two female visitors.