Behind bars in Brazil.
Contributors: Cavallaro, James.; Human Rights Watch (Organization)
Publisher: Human Rights Watch
Published: 1998
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 140
Subjects: Prisons -- Brazil.; Prisoners -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Brazil.; Prisons -- Overcrowding -- Brazil.; Human rights -- Brazil.
Description: And Recommendations--An Overview of the Penal System--Overcrowding, Alternative Sanctions, and Prison Construction--Sao Paulo and Minas Gerais: The Police Lockup as a Prison--Physical Conditions--Medical, Legal, and Other Assistance--Prisoner-on-Prisoner Abuses--Abuses by Guards and Police--Prisoners' Contacts with the Outside World--Work and Other Activities--Women Prisoners
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
"This report was written by Joanne Mariner ... with portions contributed by James Cavallaro.