99 Jetta Tail Light Problem

Ok Guys I Have A Problem With My Break Lights They Dont Work At All And Then The Running Lights In The Back Stay On Even When The Car Is Off And The Key Is In The House ....i Had To Change A Battery Already ...and I Really Need Yall Help So If There Is Anything That Yall Know About Please Let Me Know .....this Car Is For My Wife And My 14 Month Old Son So I Kinda Gotta Get This Shit Set Right So Please Email Me And Let Me Know Or Yall Get Hit Me Up On Aim The Name Is Krucked1 Please Let Me Know