SAO PAULO — A prison riot in the southern Brazilian state of Parana has left at least one inmate dead and six others injured, the state’s Prison Affairs Department said Friday. The department said the riot began Thursday afternoon at the Cascavel penitentiary. The department earlier said that two inmates had been killed and state Gov. The G1 news portal reported that the inmates were demanding better food and the transfer of three guards to other facilities. About 700 of the facility’s 980 inmates were taking part in the uprising, which Gov.

Source: National Post November 10, 2017 20:03 UTC