Brazil marks 20th anniversary of prison uprising in which police killed more than 100 inmates
Brazil marks 20th anniversary of prison uprising in which police killed more than 100 inmates
By The Associated Press October 2, 2012 1:02 PM
SAO PAULO - Brazil is marking the 20th anniversary of a prison riot in which police killed more than 100 inmates and for which none have so far been convicted.
The three-hour uprising at Sao Paulo's Carandiru prison broke out Oct. 2, 1992 during a brawl between rival groups. It quickly spread to other areas of the facility that held close to 8,000 inmates but which was built to hold less than 4,000.
The prison was torn down 10 years after the "Carandiru Massacre."
The nearly 100 police officers who took part in the killings are scheduled to stand trial early next year.
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