An inmate was found dead in a bathroom outside a pavilion of the Litoral Penitentiary. Preliminary versions indicate that it was found ‘suspended’ in one of the bathrooms.
His colleagues saw him around 1:00 p.m. yesterday, but hours later they found him hanging.
An agent of the Prosecutor’s Office went to the Penitentiary on Tuesday morning for the pertinent proceedings. The authorities will have to determine if it is a suicide or murder.
The inmate wore jean pants and an orange shirt. He had a groove on his neck and had no signs of apparent violence.
During this year, several inmates have been found hanging in jail and the National Rehabilitation Service classifies them as alleged suicides.
In the last hours, judges of Guayas Penitentiary Guarantees toured the facilities of regional center 4 in order to verify the conditions of the inmates.
Currently, a state of exception is in force due to the prison crisis. This year more than 300 violent deaths have been reported in the country’s prisons. (I)
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