Rafael Correa would be behind the riots in the prisons of Ecuador That’s what President Lenín Moreno said in a video posted on social networks. He spoke of dark and criminal forces that want to create chaos and detailed several points that explain the extreme violence in those prisons. One is the increase in the prison population, which went from 9,000 in 2007 to 40,000 in 2021. While small deprivation centers were being built around the world to better control detainees, in Ecuador they built mega prisons for 15,000 people. Other factors are the model and the deficient legal regulations, as well as the overcrowding that is 30% and the lack of financial resources and personnel. The Government will deliver the necessary budget to face the crisis in the prison system.