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Brazil eyes penal system changes after dozens dead in prison rioting
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At least 56 people were killed in a prison riot on Monday in the northern Brazilian city of Manaus.
At least 56 people were killed in a prison riot on Monday in the northern Brazilian city of Manaus.
The riot – the deadliest to hit Brazil’s violent, overcrowded prisons in two decades – was reportedly triggered by gang fights.
The riot – the deadliest to hit Brazil’s violent, overcrowded prisons in two decades – was reportedly triggered by gang fights.
A relative of an inmate sobs outside the main entrance of the prison, the Anisio Jobim Penitentiary Complex.
A relative of an inmate sobs outside the main entrance of the prison, the Anisio Jobim Penitentiary Complex.
Overcrowding in Brazilian prisons has long been a major problem, with deadly riots happening quite frequently. In a separate uprising on Monday, four inmates were reportedly killed at another prison in the same state of Amazonas.
Overcrowding in Brazilian prisons has long been a major problem, with deadly riots happening quite frequently. In a separate uprising on Monday, four inmates were reportedly killed at another prison in the same state of Amazonas.
Brazil's justice minister visited the Anisio Jobim Penitentiary Complex on Tuesday, proposing an overhaul of the penal system in Brazil to solve the overcrowding.
Brazil's justice minister visited the Anisio Jobim Penitentiary Complex on Tuesday, proposing an overhaul of the penal system in Brazil to solve the overcrowding.