Uruguay reports high homicide rate in prisons

Uruguay reports high homicide rate in prisons

‟Deaths in custody continue to rise, and the rate of homicides in custody is considerably higher than the rate of homicides in prison,” he told the publication Caras y Caretas. Statistics confirm that prison is a breeding ground where risk factors are exacerbated and minimum decent living conditions are not met, he noted. ‟It’s striking, but prisons should be the safest places because they exist to deprive criminals of their liberty and provide …