Ecuador: 50 Prison Guards, 7 Police Officers Released After Being Held Hostage for Over a Day
Inmates in six Ecuador prisons have released 57 guards and police officers they had taken hostage, according to the prison service.
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Inmates in six Ecuador prisons have released 57 guards and police officers they had taken hostage, according to the prison service.
Ecuadorian authorities announced Friday the release of 50 guards and seven police officers who were taken hostage for more than a day, in what the government described as a response by criminal groups to its efforts to regain control of several large correctional facilities in the South American country. The country’s corrections system, the National…
Dozens of guards and seven police officers, who were held as hostages by inmates for more than a day, have been released, according to authorities in Ecuador.
Government officials have described the violent acts as the work of criminal gangs with members in prison responding to efforts to retake control of several penitentiaries.
QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Ecuadorian authorities announced Friday the release of 50 guards and seven police officers who were taken hostage for more than a day, in what the government described as a response by criminal groups to its efforts to regain control of several large correctional facilities in the South American country. The country’s […]