Quito: Ecuador has moved 300 high-risk inmates to a new maximum-security prison on the country’s coast, President Daniel Noboa said on Monday, a day after 31 prisoners were killed in a riot in the south.

The transfer to the Encuentro Prison in Santa Elena province is part of Noboa’s plan to weaken criminal gangs that operate inside Ecuador’s overcrowded jails, where hundreds of inmates have died in clashes in recent years.

“The first 300 most dangerous inmates have already been transferred to the Encuentro Prison,” Noboa said on X, sharing photos of prisoners sitting on the floor, dressed in orange uniforms with shaved heads, surrounded by soldiers. Show Full Article

“Crime wanted to challenge Ecuador and start its campaign. Today, Ecuador responded with action.”

The new facility has

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