Ecuador's government said on Sunday it was moving ahead with identifying the bodies of 68 people killed the day before during violence at the Penitenciaria del Litoral prison.
A casket is carried by a pickup truck as people gather outside the judicial police station after prisoners were killed and injured at the Penitenciaria del Litoral prison, in Guayaquil, Ecuador November 14, 2021.
"Thirty-four bodies have been identified already ... forensics continues working on the identification of the other dead," the office of President Guillermo Lasso said in a statement, adding remains would be returned to families in the coming hours.Dozens of family members gathered outside the police morgue on Sunday seeking information or waiting to retrieve bodies.
In September, Lasso declared a 60-day state of emergency in the prison system, freeing up government funding and allowing for limited military assistance. Lasso has called on the constitutional court to let the military enter prisons, instead of providing only outside security. The court has said a solution to the prison crisis will require more than temporary emergency measures.
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