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The September 2021 Guayaquil prison riot occurred at the Litoral Penitentiary in Guayaquil, Ecuador on 28 September 2021. At least 123 inmates were killed and several others were injured in the riot that took place in that prison. It was the deadliest prison fight in the country's history [1] [2] and one of the deadliest in Latin American history.
On 23 February 2021, 79 inmates were killed and several others were injured in riots that took place simultaneously in four prisons in Ecuador. Authorities gave gang rivalry in an overcrowded prison system as the cause. [1] The violence happened in prisons located in the Guayas, Azuay, and Cotopaxi provinces, which contain nearly 70% of the ...
The Litoral Penitentiary ( Spanish: Penitenciaría del Litoral ), known officially as Center for Social Rehabilitation of Men No. 1 of Guayaquil ( Spanish: Centro de Rehabilitación Social de Varones N. 1 de Guayaquil) [1] is the largest prison in Ecuador. [2] It is located 16.5 km (10.3 mi) from Vía a Daule, on the outskirts of Guayaquil. [3]
The authorities report at least 100 dead and 52 injured in the riot on Tuesday at the prison. (AP Photo/Angel DeJesus) More. QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Ecuador's president has declared a state of ...
QUITO (Reuters) -At least six inmates were killed and 11 more were injured in weekend clashes between gang members in an Ecuadorian prison, authorities said on Sunday during the latest outbreak of ...
QUITO (Reuters) -All prison staff held by inmates at prisons in Ecuador amid a sharp uptick in violence had been freed by Saturday evening, the SNAI prisons agency said. The hostages, which SNAI ...
The November 2021 Guayaquil prison riot occurred on 13 November 2021 at the Litoral Penitentiary in Guayaquil, Ecuador, killing at least 68 people and injuring 25. Incident [ edit ] According to the Ecuadorian Police , the violence might have started as a consequence of the release of the leader of the gang Los Tiguerones after serving a part ...
Speaking to Radio Democracy, Carrillo linked the riot to a “criminal economy” with links to politics, but he did not expand on that. Ecuador prison riot leaves 20 dead, 5 seriously injured ...