Fight Between Inmates Leaves Fifteen Dead in Brazil
A fight between inmates at the Anísio Jobim Penitentiary Complex (Compaj) in Manaus, Amazonas state this Sunday left fifteen convicts...
May 27, 2019Topic
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Inmate Deaths Due to Disease Up by 114 Percent in Rio Since 2010
The deaths of inmates in Rio de Janeiro state due to diseases acquired during incarceration, increased by 114 percent between...
April 22, 2019
Attempted Prison Break Leaves 21 Dead in Brazil’s Amazon Region
In February the National Council of Justice released a report warning of the risk of a mass escape at the...
April 11, 2018
Brazil Extends Support of Federal Troops in Amazonas Prisons
In the beginning of the year, a uprising at one of the units left more than sixty inmates dead, six...
December 12, 2017
OAS Questions Brazil Ministry of Justice About Prison Violence
For the international organization, Brazil has a 'inescapable legal duty to take concrete steps to guarantee inmates’ rights to life...
March 1, 2017
Violence Spills to Streets in Brazil’s Rio Grande do Norte
Buses were burned and police station attacked as retaliation for the transfer of inmates from Alcaçuz Penitentiary.
January 19, 2017
Amazonas Prison Director Removed for Corruption in Brazil
Report shows inmates had told the state court that prison officials were bribed to allow weapons, drugs and cellular phones...
January 11, 2017 States to Receive Federal Agents for Brazil Prison Crisis
Roraima to be the fourth state to request federal security forces in their prison system after more than 100 inmates...
January 9, 2017
Another Prison Riot in Brazil Leaves 33 Inmates Dead
The deaths occurred just outside Boa Vista, Roraima state, hours before the federal government announced its security plan for prisons...
January 6, 2017