At least 17 people died during a riot in Ecuador's prison in Colombia.

At least 17 people were killed in a riot at Esmeraldas prison in northern Ecuador. This was reported on September 25 by the Reuters news agency, citing the prison department.

"At least 17 people died as a result of a prison riot in the city of Esmeraldas in northern Ecuador, near the border with Colombia," the article says.

It is specified that this riot occurred after another bloody incident in prison, which claimed the lives of 14 people this week. Ecuador has been suffering from a series of prison riots for several years, in which hundreds of prisoners have died.

The administration of President Daniel Noboa, which has committed itself to fighting crime, has blamed gangsters fighting for spheres of influence and power within the prison system for the current unrest.

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They will spend half of this time in conditions for especially dangerous repeat offenders.

La Razon (LR) newspaper reported on August 3 that seven prisoners were killed and 11 others injured in a prison riot in Mexico. It was clarified that the national army and police had been sent to the prison to restore order.

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