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flag Ecuador’s prison crisis deepened after military raids, causing a 137% rise in deaths by mid-2025 due to overcrowding, disease, and violence.

flag Ecuador’s prison crisis has worsened since President Daniel Noboa’s 2024 military takeover of 19 prisons, leading to a 137% surge in inmate deaths by mid-2025, according to Human Rights Watch. flag At Guayaquil’s Litoral Penitentiary, overcrowded and unsanitary conditions have caused over 600 deaths this year from tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS, and violence. flag Inmates face restricted communication, banned visits, and untreated illnesses, with bodies sometimes left uncollected. flag Families are forced to pay gangs for messages. flag Despite a new maximum-security prison modeled after El Salvador’s CECOT and Noboa’s re-election on a tough anti-gang platform, conditions remain dire, and human rights groups warn of systemic failures and potential crimes against humanity.

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