Thirteen Fail to Return From Holiday Prison Leave in Roraima as São Paulo Regions Release Thousands

Overview

• In Roraima, 669 inmates received the Christmas leave and 13 did not return by the deadline, with cases sent to the Divisão de Captura for planned apprehension.
• In the Campinas region, about 3,600 inmates were authorized for the program, including 1,727 in Campinas, 1,512 in Hortolândia, 112 in Sumaré and 48 in Mogi Guaçu, according to the penitentiary authority.
• In the Piracicaba region, the judiciary authorized 162 releases in Piracicaba and 233 in Limeira, totaling 395 beneficiaries for the holiday period.
• Eligibility requires the semi‑open regime, good behavior and time served of at least one‑sixth for first‑time offenders or one‑quarter for recidivists, with up to 60 days of conduct rehabilitation after light or medium infractions.
• Officials state that failure to return leads to fugitive status and loss of the semi‑open benefit with transfer to a closed regime upon capture, while São Paulo’s Military Police report 17 arrests of beneficiaries and 994 rule infractions during the period.