La Crisis de Encarcelamiento y Poder en Brasil
May 6, 2019
En Brasil, hay una crisis verdadera de encarcelamiento y de poder dentro de las instituciones carcelarias.
Brazil prison riots
Brazil's Recent Prison Violence: A Breakdown
January 20, 2017
Over 140 prisoners have been killed in 6 different prison riots in Brazil during the last 4 months. This is not the first time that violence has called attention to the deplorable conditions of Brazil’s prisons on a global scale. While this particular wave of riots has its root in a recent fallout between two drug gangs, they are indications of far deeper structural problems within Brazil’s prison system itself, which have been present for decades.
