February 2021 Ecuadorian prison riots

Ecuador prison riot
Date23 February 2021 (2021-02-23)
VenuePrisons in 3 Ecuador provinces
LocationCuenca, Guayaquil & Latacunga
TypeRiot
CauseGang rivalry
MotiveTo gain criminal leadership
ParticipantsPrison inmates
Deaths79 inmates

On 23 February 2021, 79 inmates were killed and several others were injured in riots that took place simultaneously in four prisons in Ecuador. Authorities gave gang rivalry in an overcrowded prison system as the cause.[1] The violence happened in prisons located in the Guayas, Azuay, and Cotopaxi provinces, which contain nearly 70% of the total prison population in the country.[2]

  1. ^ Afp (2021-02-24). "At least 75 inmates dead in Ecuador prison riots". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2021-02-24.
  2. ^ "At least 62 killed in Ecuadorean prison gang riots". The Indian Express. 2021-02-24. Retrieved 2021-02-24.