Archive · 10 Nov 2025
Ecuador Prison Riots: 31 Inmates Die from Asphyxiation and Hanging
In a jail in Ecuador, a big and violent fight started on Sunday.
Sadly, at least 31 people inside the prison died.
The prison agency said that 27 of them died because they couldn't breathe or were hanged.
They also mentioned four other deaths happened in the same prison earlier that day in a different incident.
The agency said the big riot started because they were trying to move prisoners to a new, more secure area.
Ecuador has a lot of problems with its prisons, like being too crowded and having corrupt guards, which often leads to fights and people getting hurt or killed.
At least 31 inmates died in violent, armed riots at a prison in Machala, Ecuador, on Sunday.
The country's prisons authority reported that 27 prisoners died from asphyxiation and 'immediate death by hanging'.
An additional four deaths occurred in a separate incident at the same prison earlier on Sunday.
The prisons authority attributed the riot to an attempted reorganization of inmates into a new maximum security facility.
Ecuador's prisons frequently experience overcrowding, corruption, and deadly uprisings often linked to drug cartels.
- Who
- Inmates at a prison in Machala, Ecuador
- What
- Violent, armed riots resulting in at least 31 inmate deaths.
- When
- Sunday afternoon
- Where
- Machala, Ecuador
- Why
- The prisons authority stated the riot was sparked by an attempted reorganization of prisoners into a new maximum security facility, though further details were not provided.
Details Provided
Details Missing
Cause of Death
Details Provided
Ecuador's prisons authority stated 27 prisoners died from asphyxiation and 'immediate death by hanging'.
Details Missing
No further details were provided by the authority regarding the circumstances of these specific deaths.
Reason for Riot
Details Provided
The prisons authority stated the riot was sparked by an attempted reorganization of prisoners into a new maximum security facility.
Details Missing
The specific details of the reorganization and how it led to violent riots were not elaborated upon.
- Location
- Machala, Ecuador
- Date
- Sunday
- Number of Deaths
- 31 (27 from asphyxiation/hanging, 4 from a separate incident)
- Attributed Cause (for 27 deaths)
- Asphyxiation and 'immediate death by hanging'
- Stated Trigger for Riot
- Attempted reorganization of prisoners into a new maximum security facility
