Inmates' relatives outside the Dom Bosco Juvenile Detention Centre, where detainees rioted in April of 2020 after authorities suspended family visits to prevent the spread of coronavirus. April 18, 2020. (Photo by MAURO PIMENTEL / AFP) (Photo by MAURO PIMENTEL/AFP via Getty Images)
Inmates' relatives, pastoral workers decry insufficient information, safety measures
By Eduardo Campos Lima
-- São Paulo, Brazil -- The coronavirus pandemic has “exacerbated prisoners’ vulnerabilities” across Brazil’s already overstretched prison facilities, while some monitors have been unable to visit facilities in person for well over a year.
