Information, topic by topic, on prisons across the world

January 10, 2018

Au Brésil, le drame sans fin des prisons

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America Topic South America Brazil

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January 2, 2018

Gangs au Brésil : les prisons toujours sous emprise

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America South America Violence Brazil

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January 2, 2018

Brésil : une mutinerie dans une prison fait au moins neuf morts

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America South America Protest Violence Brazil

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January 2, 2018

Une centaine de prisonniers en fuite après une mutinerie au Brésil

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America South America Protest Violence Brazil

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January 1, 2018

Brasil : motín en cárcel de Goiás deja 9 muertos y 14 heridos

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Violence Brazil

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December 1, 2017

Brazil: video shows prison torture

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America South America Torture Violence Brazil

Shocking footage of Brazil prison guards torturing inmates has sparked an investigation, and serves as a stark reminder of the poor prison conditions that strengthen the country’s powerful prison gangs.

October 13, 2017

Homosexuales y travestis ganan su espacio en las cárceles brasileñas

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Brazil

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October 13, 2017

Cárceles en Latinoamérica y la crisis de seguridad regional

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Brazil

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July 31, 2017

Brazil: "no one rebuilds himself in hell"

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America South America Brazil

S. is detained in the State of Sao Paulo. He sends us photos and describes to us how he is living. Exclusive testimonial.

July 22, 2017

Brasil: al menos 16 presos huyeron de una cárcel en la región amazónica

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Brazil

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July 7, 2017

Brésil : prisonnier la nuit, député le jour

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America South America Brazil

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July 7, 2017

Brésil: prisonnier la nuit, député le jour

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America South America Justice Brazil

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July 6, 2017

What's it like to live in a Brazilian prison cell? Cramped, dirty, and dangerous to your health

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Health Material conditions Brazil

Imagine sharing a room with 40 other people in a space made for 12. Imagine having to hang your mattress close to the ceiling because the sewage system often clogs and floods the room with dirty water up to 40 centimeters high.

July 3, 2017

Brazil: the chronic crisis of prisons

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Brazil

Brutal violence has exploded in the first months of 2017, leaving more than 140 inmates dead. This is the latest reminder of the chronic crisis in Brazil’s prison system, which has persisted for decades. A policy of mass incarceration in place for more than 20 years has resulted in severe overcro…

June 3, 2017

Rebellion in prison for teens in Brazil leaves seven dead

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Protest Brazil

A riot at a youth prison in northeastern Brazil has left seven inmates dead, Globo television said on Saturday, citing local authorities.

June 3, 2017

Brésil : mort de sept adolescents lors d'une émeute dans une prison

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America South America Protest Violence Brazil

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May 26, 2017

Brésil : 91 détenus s’évadent par un tunnel de la prison de Parnamirim

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America South America Protest Brazil

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May 26, 2017

Almost 100 inmates escape through a 90 foot tunnel and strip off their prison clothes... before eight are recaptured and paraded naked in Brazil

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Brazil

More than 90 crawled through 90ft tunnel under Parnamirim State Penitentiary Prisoners discarded their jail uniforms before changing into civilian clothes Eight were recaptured before being stripped and handcuffed by Brazilian guards

April 12, 2017

5 inmates die in prison riot in Brazil; 17 wounded

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Brazil

Five inmates have died in a prison riot Tuesday in the central-western Brazilian state of Mato Grosso, authorities said.

April 1, 2017

Brazilian government reduces prison funding by 85%

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Brazil

In the last two years the federal government has reduced by 85% the funding transferred to States for the construction of new prison facilities and reduced the resources available for restructuring and modernizing existing facilities as well.

March 6, 2017

Brazil’s illegal treatment of women in prison

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Women Brazil

To enter the unsanitary, violent, and inhumane cells of Brazil’s prisons is to step into a cruel netherworld where neither Brazilian nor international law seem to apply. For nearly 37,000 women behind bars, there is added anguish.

March 3, 2017

Is brutal treatment of young offenders fuelling crime rates in Brazil?

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Brazil

Detaining juveniles in overcrowded conditions, where there is little scope for learning or rehabilitation, may be contributing to violence in Brazilian society

March 1, 2017

OAS questions Brazil Ministry of Justice about prison violence

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Violence Brazil

For the international organization, Brazil has a “inescapable legal duty to take concrete steps to guarantee inmates’ rights to life and physical integrity”.

February 23, 2017

Chopped off heads, torn out hearts in brutal Brazil gang war

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Brazil

Shortly after midnight on New Year’s Eve, hundreds of inmates watched from a Manaus prison yard as the sky lit up with fireworks, paid for by the gangs that dominate the jail system. The revelry continued well into the next day, and inmates celebrated with their wives and girlfriends. But then the…