Tag: prison riot

• Wednesday, October 5th 2022 - 10:00 UTC

  New riot at Ecuadorian prison leaves 16 dead

  

  At least 16 inmates have been reported dead earlier this week following yet a new episode of prison rioting in Ecuador, where over 400 prisoners have lost their lives in separate events since February of 2021.

• Monday, April 4th 2022 - 09:57 UTC

  New riot at Ecuadorian prison leaves at least another 12 inmates dead

  

  A new episode of Ecuador's prison crisis Sunday has resulted in the death of yet another 12 inmates following clashes at the correctional facility in the southern city of Cuenca. Last year, 316 prisoners were killed in fights between rival gangs.

• Saturday, October 2nd 2021 - 09:15 UTC

  Ecuador eyes some 2,000 pardons after deadly prison riot

  

  The Government of Ecuador is considering the possibility of granting over 2,000 pardons to cut down on the country's jail population after this week's riot in a Guayaquil detention facility which resulted in 118 deaths.

• Friday, October 1st 2021 - 08:44 UTC

  At least 118 dead in Ecuadorian prison riot involving Mexican drug cartels

  

  Ecuador's police was still fighting to control a jailhouse in Guayaquil after a riot by inmates led to clashes that have so far resulted in 118 deaths in what turned out to be one of Latin America's worst prison massacres.