The Horrors of Brazil’s Prisons – Jorge’s Story | Human Rights Watch.

The windowless prison cell held 37 men, including “Jorge.” It was hot, and there was just no enough space for the men to sleep close together on the floor. There were no mattresses. Although the room had electric lights, a narrow slit in the door was the only place sunlight and fresh air trickled through. All the men shared one bathroom.

Brazil’s prisons are a human rights disaster, but those in the northeastern state of Pernambuco are both deplorable and the country’s most overcrowded.

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