Vol.63/No.39       November 8, 1999 
 
 
Youth rebel in Brazilian jail  
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Youths held by riot cops at the Immigration Detention Center in São Paulo, Brazil. Hundreds of prisoners escaped from the juvenile prison October 25, and at least four were reportedly killed. The inmates were protesting overcrowded conditions in the jail, which was designed for 350 prisoners but houses about 1,300 people.  
 
 
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