At least 20 people died in a prison riot early on Sunday in southern Ecuador, the president's office said, the latest outburst of deadly violence in the South American country's detention facilities.
At least 320 inmates were killed in prison gang related violence in Ecuador in 2021.
Five of the inmates were"mutilated" in the clash in the El Turi prison in Cuenca, Interior Minister Patricio Carrillo said. Earlier in the day, Carrillo wrote on Twitter that Ecuador needs legal reforms to punish prison rioters.We need strong provisions for those that carry out this violence. They are identified and must lose all kinds of prison benefits."They didn't know how to control the situation inside," a man who requested anonymity told AFP.
In September, in a prison in Guayas, Ecuador's most populous province, 119 inmates were killed in one of the worst prison massacres in Latin American history.
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