Ecuador jail violence kills not less than 15 folks and injures 14 | EUROtoday

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A combat amongst inmates has left not less than 15 folks lifeless and 14 injured at Ecuador’s largest jail, authorities stated Tuesday.

The Litoral Penitentiary within the coastal metropolis of Guayaquil has been the location of frequent riots and mass killings, together with one in 2021 that left 119 inmates lifeless.

Authorities offered few particulars about what triggered the most recent bout of violence. In a press release, jail officers stated that police and navy had been deployed to take management of the power.

Local media reported helicopters might be seen flying over the jail as family members of inmates gathered outdoors the gates to verify on family members.

Ecuador’s prisons have turn out to be among the many deadliest in Latin America as overcrowding, corruption and weak state management have allowed gangs to proliferate. Many of the gangs are linked to Ecuador’s flourishing narcotics commerce and are closely armed with weapons smuggled in from the surface.