Dozens of people dead in Colombia prison riot
2 years, 5 months ago

Dozens of people dead in Colombia prison riot

Al Jazeera  

Forty-nine people have been killed and 30 injured during attempted escape from prison in Tulua, officials say. At least 49 people have died and dozens were injured in a fire during an apparent riot in a prison in the southwestern Colombian city of Tulua, according to officials. General Tito Castellanos, the head of the national prisons agency, said on Tuesday authorities were investigating whether prisoners had lit their mattresses on fire as part of an “escape attempt” or whether the riot was provoked “to cover some other situation”. “We regret the events in the prison in Tulua, Valle del Cauca,” Duque said. Castellanos said the Tulua prison has a total of 1,267 inmates and the cell block where the fire occurred housed 180.

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Gunmen in Ecuador kill 8, injure 8 others in attack in coastal city of Guayaquil as violence surges
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Gunmen in Ecuador kill 8, injure 8 others in attack in coastal city of Guayaquil as violence surges

The Independent  

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Deadly migrant centre fire in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico: What we know
1 year, 8 months ago

Deadly migrant centre fire in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico: What we know

Al Jazeera  

At least 38 people were killed after a fire broke out at a detention facility in Mexico near the US border. At least 38 people died and dozens were injured in the Mexican city of Ciudad Juarez near the border with the United States after a fire broke out at a migrant detention centre. Mexico’s President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador …

Ten killed as gang bosses’ transfer sparks prison riot in Ecuador
2 years, 1 month ago

Ten killed as gang bosses’ transfer sparks prison riot in Ecuador

Al Jazeera  

Ecuador has experienced eight prison riots which have left about 400 inmates dead since February 2021. Ten inmates have been killed in a riot at a prison in Ecuador’s capital Quito, which authorities said took place as a result of the government’s decision to relocate three crime bosses to a high-security facility. The prison riot and killings are the latest …

UN experts sound alarm as Ecuador sees more deadly prison clashes
2 years, 2 months ago

UN experts sound alarm as Ecuador sees more deadly prison clashes

Al Jazeera  

Recent violence in Ecuador’s prisons is the result of ‘decades of state abandonment’, United Nations panel says. A panel of United Nations experts has raised “grave” concerns about the deadly violence plaguing Ecuador’s prisons, as officials in the South American nation said after more than two dozen people were killed in bloody clashes this week. Hundreds of people have been …

At least 15 killed in latest Ecuador prison riot
2 years, 2 months ago

At least 15 killed in latest Ecuador prison riot

Al Jazeera  

South American nation’s prison agency says 14 people were taken to hospital and work is under way to identify the dead. At least 15 prisoners have been killed and many wounded in the latest riot to hit Ecuador’s troubled prison system. Monday’s rioting at the Cotopaxi No 1 jail in Latacunga left “15 people dead and 20 injured,” said a …

Dozens dead in latest Ecuador prison riot
2 years, 7 months ago

Dozens dead in latest Ecuador prison riot

Al Jazeera  

Authorities say at least 43 people killed after a fight broke out between rival gangs at prison 80km from Quito. Dozens of people have been killed in a fight between rival gangs inside a prison in Ecuador, the public prosecutor’s office said, in the latest instance of deadly prison violence in the South American nation. Authorities said a fight broke …

Ecuador pardons some inmates after deadly prison riots
3 years, 1 month ago

Ecuador pardons some inmates after deadly prison riots

Al Jazeera  

Ecuador is seeking to ease overcrowding in its prisons after gang-linked riots killed more than 300 people this year. Ecuador’s president has pardoned some prisoners in an effort to ease overcrowding in the country’s prisons following a string of riots that left more than 300 people dead this year. In a statement late on Monday, Guillermo Lasso’s press office said …

Dozens of inmates killed in latest Ecuador prison clashes
3 years, 1 month ago

Dozens of inmates killed in latest Ecuador prison clashes

Al Jazeera  

Police say 58 prisoners killed and 12 wounded in another round of violence to hit Penitenciaria del Litoral in Guayaquil. Dozens of inmates have been killed in fierce clashes in a prison in Ecuador’s largest city of Guayaquil, according to authorities. “According to preliminary information, some 68 prisoners were killed and another 25 were wounded,” the Ecuador Prosecutor’s Office wrote …

At least 24 killed in Ecuador prison gang riot: Police
3 years, 2 months ago

At least 24 killed in Ecuador prison gang riot: Police

Al Jazeera  

An Ecuador official said order restored in a prison after 24 killed and 42 wounded in one of the deadliest riots. At least 24 prisoners have been killed in a battle between inmates equipped with firearms and grenades at a prison in Guayaquil, according to Ecuador’s national bureau of prisons, which added that at least 42 others were wounded in …

Death toll in Ecuador prison riot tops 100: Officials
3 years, 2 months ago

Death toll in Ecuador prison riot tops 100: Officials

Al Jazeera  

Officials say deadly violence that involved gunfire, knives and explosions broke out after a dispute between two gangs. Officials in Ecuador say more than 100 inmates have been killed and 52 others injured in a riot between rival gangs inside a prison, the latest in a series of deadly clashes in the Andean nation’s overpopulated and understaffed prison system. Ecuador’s …

Ecuador prison riots death toll rise to 27
3 years, 5 months ago

Ecuador prison riots death toll rise to 27

Al Jazeera  

President Guillermo Lasso issues order ‘to mobilise all necessary human and economic resources’ to re-establish order after deadly incident. President Guillermo Lasso had issued the order “to mobilise all necessary human and economic resources to re-establish order” in Ecuador’s prisons after violence erupted on Wednesday at jails in Guayas, in southwestern Ecuador, and Cotopaxi, in the centre of the country. …

Ecuador: At least 18 inmates die in two prison riots
3 years, 5 months ago

Ecuador: At least 18 inmates die in two prison riots

Al Jazeera  

The latest violence comes months after at least 79 inmates died in the country’s worst prison riots. At least 18 inmates died and several police officers were injured during riots at two of Ecuador’s largest penitentiaries, the Andean country’s SNAI prison authority said late on Wednesday, marking the second major deadly wave of prison violence this year. On Thursday, Ecuador’s …

In Pictures: Ecuador prison riots leave dozens dead
3 years, 9 months ago

In Pictures: Ecuador prison riots leave dozens dead

Al Jazeera  

Ecuador on Wednesday raised the death toll from riots in four jails to 79, including 18 prisoners who were found dismembered at one site, one of the bloodiest outbreaks of prison violence in the country’s history. But even as authorities said they had regained control following the initial riots, the head of Ecuador’s national police wrote on Twitter on Wednesday …

Ecuador increases death toll in prison riots to 79
3 years, 10 months ago

Ecuador increases death toll in prison riots to 79

Al Jazeera  

Deadly fights broke out between rival gang members in three prisons, but authorities say situation is now under control. The number of inmates killed in riots at three separate prisons in Ecuador this week has increased to 79, authorities said on Wednesday, after they regained control of the facilities. Ecuadorian President Lenin Moreno said Tuesday was a “tragic day for …

At least 75 dead in Ecuador prison riots, dozens injured
3 years, 10 months ago

At least 75 dead in Ecuador prison riots, dozens injured

Al Jazeera  

Officials said gun and knife battles between rival gangs erupted on Monday night in three separate prisons. At least 75 people have been killed and dozens more injured in three separate prison riots in Ecuador, authorities said on Tuesday. “These were two groups vying for criminal leadership within the detention centres,” said Edmundo Moncayo, the director of Ecuador’s prison agency. …

Inmates killed in Colombia riot shot intentionally: HRW
4 years, 1 month ago

Inmates killed in Colombia riot shot intentionally: HRW

Al Jazeera  

New evidence sheds light on one of the deadliest prison uprisings in Colombia’s recent history. New evidence indicates most of the 24 inmates killed during a prison riot in Colombia’s capital earlier this year were shot to death intentionally, according to a report by Human Rights Watch. The organisation on Tuesday said autopsy reports it commissioned from independent forensic experts …

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