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A riot at the Palmasola prison complex in Santa Cruz, Bolivia kills 31 people.
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2013 Palmasola prison riot
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On August 23, 2013, a prison riot broke out at Palmasola, a maximum-security prison in Santa Cruz, Bolivia. The riot started when members of one cell block attacked a rival gang in another, using propane tanks as flame throwers. Thirty-one people were killed, including an…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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Centro de Rehabilitación Santa Cruz "Palmasola" is a maximum security prison in Santa Cruz, Bolivia. It is Bolivia's largest prison and holds about 8,600 prisoners. Like many prisons in Latin America, guards exhibit minimal control over what happens within the prison, leading it…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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