At least 5 inmates killed by clashes in Quito prison

( Spanish) — In the Pichincha Male Provisional Deprivation of Liberty Center No. 1, located in Quito, there were clashes between criminal gangs that left at least five inmates dead, reported the National Comprehensive Care Service for Adults Deprived of Liberty and Adolescent Offenders. Ecuador (SNAI)

The situation is already under control, according to Víctor Herrera, commander of the Quito Police, in an interview with Ecuavisa, a affiliate.

Due to the clashes, three inmates were injured and several security agents “beaten while trying to defuse the incidents.”

Since December 2020, more than 400 inmates have been killed in clashes between prisoners in different Ecuadorian prisons, according to figures from the SNAI and the Ministry of the Interior.