Taubaté Prison

Taubaté Prison

Taubaté Prison is a prison in Taubaté in São Paulo, Brazil. It is notorious for containing some of the most violent prisoners, for repeated prison riots, and for being the place where the Primeiro Comando da Capital criminal gang originated.

External links

* BBC News story: [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/1076701.stm Nine die in Brazil prison riot] , 19 December, 2000


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