The system is out of control. The Carandiru complex, includes the State Penitentiary, the Detention House, the State Penitentiary for Women and the Prison hospital, it has well over 7000 inmates, on visiting day, Feb 25 th , it was reported that over 6000 adults and children were held hostage. Unfortunately, the complete true story will never be known. The first report stated that the families opted to stay to make sure that their fathers, brothers and husbands were not tortured. A later report disclosed that the guards actually locked the prison with all of the visitor's inside- suggesting that the guards took the families captive.
Corruption is rampant among the guards and staff.
One woman I know went to Carandiru on Monday to see if she could get news of her husband. She foolishly gave it to him. When she returned, the guard was nowhere to be seen. Paulo is out of control. Today as they transferred two of the leaders to another prison, the police car was assaulted and the prisoners escaped.