RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — An attack by members of one crime gang on rival inmates touched off a riot at a prison in the northern state of Amazonas, leaving at least 56 dead, including several who were ...
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil — Brazilian lawmakers announced an investigation into a state prison system Saturday after authorities said a teenage girl was locked up in an Amazon jail for weeks with 21 men ...
Despite the number of inmates serving time at home, the country’s penitentiaries remain overcrowded ...