The state let evil take over : the prison crisis in the Brazilian state of Pernambuco / [written by Cesar Muñoz Acebes].

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Main Author: Muñoz Acebes, Cesar (Author)
Corporate Author: Human Rights Watch (Organization) (Issuing body)
Language:English
Published: [New York, N.Y.] : Human Rights Watch, [2015]
Subjects:
Male prisoners > Brazil > Pernambuco.
Prisons > Overcrowding > Brazil > Pernambuco.
Prisoners > Brazil > Pernambuco > Social conditions.
Prisoners > Medical care > Brazil > Pernambuco.
Prisoners > Health and hygiene > Brazil > Pernambuco.
Prisoners > Civil rights > Brazil > Pernambuco.
Prisoners > Legal status, laws, etc. > Brazil > Pernambuco.
Justice, Administration of > Brazil > Pernambuco.
Human rights > Brazil > Pernambuco.
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Physical Description:1 online resource : color illustrations, color map, color photographs.
Variant Title:
Prison crisis in the Brazilian state of Pernambuco.
Format: Electronic eBook
Contents:
  • Map of Pernambuco State in Brazil
  • Methodology
  • I. Overcrowding
  • II. Disease
  • III. Lawlessness Within the Prison Walls
  • IV. Custody Hearings in Pernambuco
  • Unjustified Judicial Delays
  • VI. Brazil's Obligations under International Law
  • Recommendations: To Pernambuco State Authorities: Governor and Prison Authorities: Security
  • Prison Conditions
  • Medical Care
  • Pre-Trial Detention
  • Investigation of Abuse Allegations
  • Oversight
  • Legal Defense
  • Judiciary
  • Prosecutor's Office
  • To Brazil's Federal Government
  • To Brazil's Congress
  • Acknowledgments.