Video: Ecuador declares state of emergency over prison violence

Ecuador’s penitentiary agency said Monday that there had been “incidents” involving rival gangs in six of the country’s overcrowded prisons. On Sunday, Adolfo Macias, leader of the criminal gang Los Choneros, disappeared from prison.

Ecuador’s penitentiary agency said Monday that there had been “incidents” involving rival gangs in six of the country’s overcrowded prisons. On Sunday, Adolfo Macias, leader of the criminal gang Los Choneros, disappeared from prison.

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