RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Ecuador's Minister of Government, Alexandra Vela, together with the general commander of the Police, Tannya Varela, have assured that the situation in the country's prison system is "under control" after several riots broke out in Ecuadorian prisons last week, leaving at least 118 dead and several wounded.
To bring normality back to the prisons, the president of Ecuador, Guillermo Lasso, decreed on Wednesday a state of emergency in the entire prison system based on the "serious internal commotion", a measure that will be in force for 60 days.
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