A prison riot in Brazil led to the prisoners taking over control of the prison as they killed four inmates, beheaded two, and held two guards hostage.
The federal government has determined that authorities at Rikers Island prison regularly and violently violate the civil rights of the thousands of teenagers who pass through its doors annually.
Government prosecutor's routinely read the emails that prisoners send to their lawyers, violating attorney-client confidentiality and possibly the Fifth Amendment right to avoid self-incrimination.
