00:00Now in Ecuador, authorities reported that a riot in the Mashala prison left only five inmates killed and 34 injured.
00:08Officials also specified that the riot originated as a protest against the transfer of several inmates to a new maximum security facility in Santa Elena.
00:16The information initially confusing on the part of the service for persons deprived of their liberty, which reported 43 injured, reflects the institutional chaos surrounding this recurring crisis.
00:28Despite the National Police assuring that they have the situation under control, family members are demanding information and holding the state responsible for the crisis in the prison system.
