Violence in Canto Grande Prison
Acts of violence at the Canto Grande Prison in 1992 that included rape and shooting of inmates. A female witness directly witnessed these acts of violence.
During the violence of 1992 in the Canto Grande Prison, there were cases of rape against inmates. A female witness reports that she witnessed shots fired at fellow inmates and was a direct witness to sexual violence during these events. The testimony mentions: 'Right in front of me they shoot them and they both fall'. The events occurred in the context of control operations inside the prison. The Canto Grande police station in the same district is also mentioned as a place where arrests took place during this period.