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 ...

WASHINGTON -- Widespread sexual abuse of female inmates continues to plague federal prisons and accountability measures for staff have not contained the scourge of such violence, according to a Senate ...

NITEROI, Brazil (AP) — Performers twisted and twirled above the sand on a beach across the bay from Rio de Janeiro in an aerial circus show that sought to draw attention to the widespread problem of ...

Despite the number of inmates serving time at home, the country’s penitentiaries remain overcrowded ...