Seven prisoners found dead in Ecuador jail affected by riots
October 23, 2021
1:33 PM CDT
Last Updated 10 hours ago
By Alexandra Valencia
QUITO, Oct 23 (Reuters) - Ecuador's SNAI prison authority has found the bodies of seven prisoners in the same jail where violence between gangs lead to the deaths of 119 inmates last month, it said on Saturday.
The seven bodies were found in the Penitenciaria del Litoral, located in the southern city of Guayaquil, which has become Ecuador's most violent prison.
The riot at the end of last month also left dozens of prisoners injured.
The seven prisoners discovered dead on Saturday were found in a pavilion used for conjugal visits, the SNAI authority said in a Twitter message without elaborating.
The deaths of four other prisoners in the jail during October are also under investigation.
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