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Deadly Ecuador Prison Riots Claim 31 Lives This Week
9/26/2025
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- Esmeraldas prison riot killed at least 17, the second deadly riot in Ecuador this week.
- Earlier in Machala, a riot killed 14 and injured 14.
- Since February 2021, about 500 inmates have died in prison violence tied to gang wars.
- President Daniel Noboa declared a state of internal armed conflict and deployed the military to manage prisons.
