Behind bars in Brazil / Human Rights Watch.

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Beatings, torture and even summary executions are commonplace in the Brazilian penal system, according to this Human Rights Watch report. The 150-page report, Behind Bars in Brazil, says that severe overcrowding and institutionalized violence are chronic and widespread in Brazilian prisons and polic...

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Corporate Author:	Human Rights Watch (Organization)
Other Authors:	Mariner, Joanne Cavallaro, James Manuel, Anne Brown, Cynthia G., 1943-
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Human Rights Watch, [1998], ©1998.
Subjects:	Prisons > Brazil. Prisoners > Legal status, laws, etc. > Brazil. Prisons > Overcrowding > Brazil. Human rights > Brazil.
Physical Description:	xv, 140 pages ; 23 cm Also issued online.
Format:	Book

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