Prison Riot Leaves 25 Dead in Brazil’s Amazon Region
The riot occurred in Roraima's largest prison unit where some of the prisoners were beheaded and others burned by rival...
October 17, 2016Topic
Prison
Rio de Janeiro Offers New Job Training Courses in Prisons
Rio de Janeiro reports that the prisons managed by the Department of Penitentiary Administration, in partnership with the PRONATEC, will...
February 24, 2016
Opinion: An End to Impunity in Brazil?
Opinion by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The Curmudgeon, whose daytime job involves laws rather than public health,...
February 20, 2016
Brazil Rules Convicted Criminals go to Prison After First Appeal
Supreme Court Justices ruled that convicted criminals should start serving prison sentences, even if there are plans to appeal to...
February 19, 2016
Opinion: Rattlesnakes!
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Yesterday’s news, perhaps still today’s, is that a rebellion/revolt/riot in a...
August 26, 2014
Mensalão Convict Dirceu Begins Work Release Program: Daily
The ex-Chief of Staff, imprisoned for corruption and bribery, will be working at a lawyer's office by day before returning...
July 8, 2014
Crisis Over Prisons in Brazil Continues
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff defended her government's public safety policies amid growing outrage over violence at Brazil's overcrowded prisons.
January 21, 2014
Brazil Fights Maranhão State Crime Wave
Members of Maranhão state crime gangs jailed at Pedrinhas Penitentiary in São Luís will be transferred to federal prisons after...
January 7, 2014
Mensalão Convict Genoino Under House Arrest in Brazil
Federal deputy José Genoino was discharged from the Institute of the Heart in Brasília on Sunday and is now under...
November 26, 2013