At least 58 inmates died and 12 were injured after violence broke out at one of Ecuador’s largest prisons.
Dozens of inmates were killed and injured in clashes early Saturday in Litoral Penitentiary, the same prison in the Guayas Province where more than 100 were killed just over a month ago, Guayas Governor Pablo Arosemena said in an announcement. Ecuadorian police began activating security protocols Friday night after reports of gunshots and possible confrontations between inmates at the prison, Arosemena said. The deadly clashes appear to be an instance of gang violence, according to the governor, who said inmates „not only used weapons and detonations, but they tried to suffocate (other prisoners), burned mattresses, and more.“ The Litoral Penitentiary on the outskirts of the coastal city of Guayaquil was also the site of brutal clashes at the end of September that claimed 118 lives and wounded 79. At least five of those killed were beheaded before security forces were able to restore order.
