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Mutiny in prison - at least ten dead

At least ten prisoners have been killed in a prison riot in the Ecuadorian capital Quito, according to authorities.

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Mutiny in prison - at least ten dead

At least ten prisoners have been killed in a prison riot in the Ecuadorian capital Quito, according to authorities. The riots on Friday broke out over a government decision to transfer three crime bosses to a high-security prison. According to prosecutors, the violence broke out in El Inca prison north of the capital Quito. An operation is underway to "remove the bodies," the agency said.

The National Prisons Authority, which has seen deadly inmate clashes at its facilities, said the police and military had regained control of the prison. They would act decisively and "without a ceasefire" to "fight organized crime."

Clashes in Ecuadorian prisons have become frequent - particularly in the port city of Guayaquil. A month ago, the authorities counted 13 prisoners killed there. In September 2021, 126 inmates were killed in riots in the prison.

Previous revolts have prompted President Guillermo Lasso's government to relocate the leaders of at least ten criminal gangs. Authorities attribute the uprising to territorial disputes among Ecuadorian and international gangs. Many prisons in Ecuador are controlled by crime syndicates. Often the security forces only ensure that the prisoners stay in the prisons. Within the walls they are largely left to their own devices.

As in other Latin American countries, prisons in Ecuador are overcrowded. The country's prison system is designed for around 30,000 inmates. According to data from October, the 53 state prisons held about 35,000 people. According to official figures, 316 prison inmates were killed by other inmates last year. About 400 people have died in violent clashes in Ecuadorian prisons since February last year. Five people died in the last prison riot initiated by gang members in Quito in early October.

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