Ecuador Prison Riot

Ecuadorian security forces raided a prison in the coastal city of Guayaquil after the government declared a state of emergency. Photo: Santiago Arcos/REUTERS
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Ecuador declares state of emergency in prisons amid gang war

Family members of inmates wait outside the Cotopaxi No 1 penitentiary for news on their loved ones, in Latacunga, Ecuador October 3, 2022. REUTERS/Karen Toro
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Ecuador prison clash leaves at least 15 dead, 20 injured

Police officers stand guard outside the Santo Domingo de los Tsachilas prison after Ecuadorean authorities reported that they managed to put out a riot and recapture several inmates that had escaped, in Santo Domingo, Ecuador May 9, 2022. REUTERS/Johanna Alarcon
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Ecuador's latest prison riot leaves at least 43 dead

FILE PHOTO: Inmates of the Regional de Guayaquil prison hold banners reading "We want peace," "The law is killing us," "Peace, no to violence" after unrest was reported since the country's worst-ever riots broke out a few days ago at the Penitenciaria del Litoral, in Guayaquil, Ecuador October 2, 2021. REUTERS/Vicente Gaibor del Pino/File Photo/File Photo
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Ecuador prison violence leaves at least 68 dead, dozens injured

Army soldiers check an ambulance driver at the Penitenciaria del Litoral jail after prisoners died and others were injured in a riot in Guayaquil, Ecuador, September 28, 2021. Picture taken September 28, 2021. REUTERS/Vicente Gaibor del Pino
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Death toll in Ecuador prison riot rises to 116, six decapitated