Prison Riots

New Ecuador prison brawl leaves multiple inmates dead

Thirteen inmates killed and two others wounded in yet another bloody fight in a notorious prison, says the South American country's prison authority SNAI.

Dozens of inmates die in Colombia prison escape attempt

The tragedy occurred at a prison facility in the city of Tulua during an escape attempt followed by a fire, Colombian authorities say.

Ecuador recaptures 200 inmates after prison 'massacre'

Most of the prisoners who fled the jail after at least 44 inmates died in a grisly prison riot were recaptured, officials say, but 20 are still at large.

Families claim bodies of inmates killed in Ecuador prison riots

The death toll from prison riots rises to nearly 80, as family members arrive to claim the remains of their loved ones.