Military guard the outside of the Guayas 1 prison in Ecuador. /CFP
Military guard the outside of the Guayas 1 prison in Ecuador. /CFP
Ecuador's government on Tuesday declared a 60-day state of emergency throughout the country's prisons and authorized armed forces to retake control of jails, following a wave of violence that left 18 dead over the weekend, according to official data.
Source(s): Reuters