Eight dead, 10 injured in Ecuador prison riots: officials
Eight inmates were killed and ten injured during riots at two separate prisons in Ecuador. The government is responding by transferring identified instigators to a maximum-security facility as part of ongoing efforts to combat gang influence in the prison system.
Why it matters
The incident underscores the persistent security crisis and gang violence within Ecuador's correctional facilities.
Eight dead, 10 injured in Ecuador prison riots: officials left Army soldiers patrol outside the Pichincha Provisional detention centre in Quito on October 22, 2026. Eight inmates died on October 22, 2026, during riots at two prisons in Ecuador, the agency responsible for managing the country's prisons (SNAI) reported. AFP AFP https://th-i.thgim.com/public/incoming/yj4yt5/article71614411.ece/alternates/FREE_1200/AFP__20261023__D46W7ZQ__v1__HighRes__EcuadorPrisonCrime.jpg STRINGER Army soldiers patrol outside the Pichincha Provisional detention centre in Quito on October 22, 2026. Eight inmates died on October 22, 2026, during riots at two prisons in Ecuador, the agency responsible for managing the country's prisons (SNAI) reported.
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