NEWS: Police find dozens of bodies in jail sweep

In Guayaquil, police and army stop the assassinations between the inmates in different jails, all was very faster, the violence was quickly spread, the leaders took scores of prison guards more than 120 guards, the 120 were freed but some dozen no yet. How started the violence in jails?

More than 5,000 inmates, many of whom are members of Ecuador's most violent gangs, such as Los lobos, Los Tiguerones, Los Choneros and Latin Kings. Rival gangs on the Littoral have been the scene of recent prison brawls, many of which have been deadly for the results.

12 inmates died in a gang-on-gang confrontation in April 12^th but in September 2021was the most deadly incident when 119 prisoners were killed inside El Litoral

Some guards were took as a hostage by the prisioners, that action was done repeatedly and quickly. Violence not only affects those deprived of liberty but also affects free people, the gangs have contacts inside and outside prisons, they threaten and kill anyone for business. 

How has the president of the republic resolved this chaotic situation? President Guillermo Lasso declared a state of emergency in Ecuador's prisons - a measure which allows soldiers and police to be sent into the jails.