Eight inmates were killed and 10 injured during riots at two Ecuador prisons on October 22, 2026, corrections officials said. Four deaths were reported at Cotopaxi penitentiary and four at Pichincha prison. The agency responsible for managing the country’s prisons, SNAI, reported the deaths.
WHO:Ecuador’s corrections officials and the SNAI prison agency
WHAT:Reported that prison riots at Cotopaxi and Pichincha killed eight inmates and injured 10 people.
WHEN:Oct 22, 2026
WHERE:Ecuador
WHY:The reason for the prison riots was not reported.
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