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Infographic: The 'Disastrous' State of Latin America's Prisons

By Rebecca Bintrim

Prisons from Brazil to El Salvador are severely overcrowded, leading to violence and gang activity. Here is AQ's overview on where the region stands.

Flames and plumes of smoke could be seen rising above the Juiz Plácido de Souza penitentiary in Pernambuco, Brazil on Saturday after a violent inmate rebellion left six dead and at least 11 injured. Local news outlets reported several possible causes for the incident, but severe overcrowding was almost certainly a factor: the prison, built to house 400 prisoners, now...

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