US EditionSecond Massacre in 3 Days Leaves Another 17 Inmates Dead at Ecuadorean Jail
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Second massacre in 3 days leaves another 17 inmates dead at Ecuadorean jail
A mass riot in the Men's Social Rehabilitation Center in Esmeraldas, Ecuador, on Thursday, resulted in the deaths of at least 17 inmates, marking the country's second deadly prison massacre in a week.
Two massacres in Ecuador’s prisons in the same week force government authorities to review control processes. Actions must be urgent to prevent frequent massacres from returning to prisons.
The wave of violence in Ecuador’s prisons has left at least 33 people dead in the last three days. Clashes between rival criminal gangs have left scenes of extreme brutality in the detention centers of Guayaquil, Latacunga and Cuenca. The National Service for the Comprehensive Care of Persons Deprived of Liberty said that the riots started in the Litoral Penitentiary, where 17 deaths and dozens of injuries were reported. However, new clashes bro…
Seventeen Inmates Killed in Ecuador’s Latest Prison Riot - Khaama Press
At least 17 inmates were killed in a riot at Ecuador’s Esmeraldas prison, authorities confirmed, marking the country’s second deadly prison clash within a week. At least 17 prisoners were killed in a violent riot at a jail in the coastal city of Esmeraldas, Ecuadorian authorities confirmed on Thursday. Police said the victims’ bodies were found inside prison cells. Images circulating on social media showed bloodied inmates lying on the floor, wi…
This fact, which is in addition to a chain of massacres that have occurred in recent years within the country's prisons, would be linked to the criminal organization Tigers.
The prison massacres have shaken Peru again after almost a year without any such episodes, with two attacks in just three days that left at least 30 prisoners murdered, despite the militarization of prisons ordered by President Daniel Noboa. The entry The prison massacres again shake Ecuador with more than 30 dead in three days was first published in Proceso Digital.
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