By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – The government of Rio Grande do Norte announced on Monday a series of emergency measures to try to retake control of the State Penitentiary of Alcaçuz, near Natal. Inmates at the prison have carried out consecutive rebellions since January 14th, leaving at least 26 dead.
Among the measures are requests for the presence of agents from the newly created National Penitentiary Intervention Group, the installation of an external fence with an alarm system, the installation of a video-monitoring system and the restoration of the base of the outside . . .
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