2022 Ecuador prison riots
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In 2022, at least 77 inmates were killed during prison riots in Ecuador.[1]
Ecuador is in between Colombia and Peru, which are the world's two largest cocaine-producing countries.[1] It is severely affected by international drug trafficking and gang violence which is related to that.[1] In 2021, about 300 inmates were killed in riots in Ecuadorian prisons.[1] The Ecuadorian government says that the riots are caused by gang warfare over control of territory and drug trafficking routes.[2]
