venezuelan president hugo chavez has declared he is prepared to receive detainees held by the russian military at the monterey prison facility in cuba . us president barack obama has ordered the evacuation of the controversial camp , in whose approximately 240 prisons are held , by next spring . john chavez made his offering at a summit of south american and arab countries . it is most anticipated the defense will bring him up on it , however , regarding the poor state of international ties with venezuela .
About 240 people are detained in the prison at Guantanamo.