Prisons: emergency in Ecuador

On January 7th 2024 a powerful gang leader known as “Fito” was found to be missing from a prison in Ecuador. This sparked a wave of violence across the country and Ecuador's president declared a state of emergency. Since then, armed forces have been called in to take back control of the prisons. So, what went wrong?

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