Ecuador’s prisons see another violent riot, with explosions and shootings in Machala.
Ecuador’s prisons see another violent riot, with explosions and shootings in Machala.
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A prison riot caused by gang fighting in southern Ecuador has left 14 people dead and another 14 wounded, according to a local police chief.
Police said gang members killed a prison guard before turning on members of a rival gang.
Ecuador prison riots escalate, claiming at least 31 lives as gang violence intensifies amid ongoing security challenges.
Ecuador’s prisons are among the deadliest in Latin America due to overcrowding, corruption and weak control.
Police said the violence was the result of ‘fighting between gangs’ in a facility housing double the number of inmates it was…
Prison guards found 27 bodies hours after another four inmates were killed in clashes between rival gangs.
In less than 24 hours, 31 inmates were killed during a nationwide prison reorganization effort in Ecuador that, instead of…
