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The Carandiru Penitentiary is the inspiration for the Penitenciaría Federal de Sona; the prison the fictional TV character, Michael Scofield, was incarcerated in during the third season of the US television series Prison Break.
The Carandiru massacre (Portuguese: Massacre do Carandiru, Portuguese: [mɐˈsakɾi du kɐɾɐ̃dʒiˈɾu]) occurred on 2 October 1992, in Carandiru Penitentiary in São Paulo, Brazil, when military police stormed the penitentiary following a prison riot.
Oct 6, 2017 · In Brazil, Carandiru is perhaps best known as the site of the massacre on October 2, 1992, in which a massive fight broke out, resulting in the deaths of 111 inmates; the penitentiary’s...
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The first inmates arrived in 1956 and very quickly, overcrowding became a serious issue. At its peak, there were over 8,000 prisoners at Carandiru (with only 1,000 guards for company) and inevitably, gangs seized control of the cell blocks. The medical staff were reluctant to go in which led to untreated conditions, itself leading to infection and ...
Today, the Paulista Penitentiary Museum in the north of the city occupies the one remaining cell block and it aims to preserve the prison’s documents that tell the story of one of the world’s most brutal prisons. The 21,000-piece collection includes detailed paintings, sculptures and furniture made by prisoners in creative workshops as well as obje...
The museum is located inside the Parque da Juventude, which is a 5 minute walk from the Carandiru metro station (blue station). Buses stop on Av. Zaki Narchi, Av. Cruzeiro do Sul and Corredor Norte-Sul.
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Carandiru Penitentiary was a notorious prison in Brazil that housed over 8000 inmates in horrific conditions. It became infamous for a 1992 riot that ended with a military police massacre of 111 prisoners, and for the book and movie based on a doctor's account.
Apr 15, 2013 · Twenty-six police officers have gone on trial in Brazil for the killing of 15 inmates in one of the country’s most infamous prisons two decades ago. The 1992 military operation in São Paulo’s Carandiru prison left more than 100 prisoners dead.
Apr 3, 2014 · A Brazilian court sentences 15 policemen to lengthy jail terms for their role in putting down a notorious 1992 prison riot in which 111 inmates died.
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