US EditionOvercrowding, Tuberculosis, and Violence: the Dangerous Combination Affecting Ecuador's Prisons and Causing Dozens of Deaths
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By Ana María Cañizares, CNN en Español. At least 30 inmates died in a prison in southern Ecuador on November 9, allegedly from asphyxiation. Just a month later, 13 more deaths were recorded in the same prison after an explosion outside the facility, though its connection to the deaths remains unclear. These deaths are compounded by a series of deaths from tuberculosis, particularly at the Litoral Penitentiary, the most overcrowded prison in the …
The Litoral Penitentiary is undergoing a critical moment due to a health crisis due to tuberculosis and other diseases not yet specified by the National Service for the Comprehensive Care of Persons Deprived of Liberty (SNAI).
Tuberculosis, Malnutrition and Violence Leave More than 800 Deaths in Ecuadorian Prisons During 2025
From 11 to 14 December, 15 prisoners died in the Penitentiary a del Litoral, according to the SNAI on Monday. The causes of the deaths continue to be investigated.
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