Inside the chaos

Just days after the riot that left 56 people dead at the Anísio Jobim Prison Complex, Conectas conducted prison inspections in the city of Manaus. Watch the statement below

Just days after the riot that left 56 people dead at the Anísio Jobim Prison Complex in the Amazonas state capital of Manaus and that triggered outbreaks of prison violence in other states, Conectas, the NGO Justiça Global and Pastoral Carcerária (the Catholic Church’s prisoner outreach service) travelled to the city to inspect the prisons and check on the situation of the prisoners.

Watch the statement by Marcos Roberto Fuchs, associate director of Conectas, who represented the organization during the inspections. In Portuguese: