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Prison Insider reaches out to individuals with expertise on prison. This section offers untold insights and specialist opinions exploring various prison-related issues.

September 28, 2021

In Brazil, loved ones may be far away but remain supportive

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South America Women Social ties Brazil

On visiting days, fewer people wait in front of women’s prisons than men’s prisons, but the female prisoners have not been abandoned. Two researchers answered our questions.

June 23, 2021

Brazil: an obstacle course for prisoners' families in the pandemic

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Coronavirus South America Social ties Brazil

ICPR and Prison Insider asked several experts worldwide to share their insights in the framework of the project ‘Understanding and reducing the use of imprisonment in 10 countries’. Maria Teresa dos Santos is the chair of the Associação de Amigos e Familiares de Pessoas em Privação de Liberdade (As…

September 8, 2020

Brazil: disregard for life

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Coronavirus South America Health Violence Brazil

With more than 700,000 prisoners, the ailing prison system has been thrown into turmoil by the ongoing political disorder and the health crisis caused by Covid-19. What is the future for prisons in Brazil, and what are the main challenges at present?

September 7, 2020

Brazil: drugs, walls and being a woman

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Women Access to legal rights Drugs Brazil

Ranked as the world’s third-highest prison population, its number of imprisoned women is rising increasingly.

July 6, 2018

Brazilian prisons, the "new slave houses"

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South America Brazil

Brazil has the third largest prison population in the world. Renata Tavares da Costa has been working as a public defender in Rio de Janeiro for the past ten years. She agreed to give an exclusive interview to Prison Insider on her analysis of the situation and the mechanisms, which in her opinion…