Brazil
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.
Source — InSight Crime
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South America
Brazil
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Source — Yahoo
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South America
Justice
Brazil
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Source — Courrier International
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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…
Source — International Bar Association
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South America
Protest
Violence
Brazil
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Source — Le Parisien
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South America
Protest
Brazil
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Source — Le Monde
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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…
Source — Associated Press
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Overcrowding
Brazil
The case could open up a wave of other claims, which some judges argue could financially cripple the state.
Source — Telesur
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Brazil
For nearly two years, guards didn’t dare enter the cell blocks at the Alcacuz prison in northeastern Brazil. And with good reason. Only about a dozen at a time are supposed to watch some 1,500 inmates, whose gangs are supplied through tunnels that let them bring in guns, knives, cellphones and just…
Source — Associated Press
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South America
Drugs
Brazil
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Source — Le Monde Diplomatique
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