Militarization of Ecuador prisons causing starvation and torture, Church officials claim

SÃO PAULO, Brazil – Four months after criminals took control over several prisons, causing a wave of violence in Ecuador, officers are being denounced for continually violating the inmates’ rights.

Prisoners who were released have described the situation inside the prisons as a “living hell,” with a lack of food, no medical or spiritual assistance, and frequent sessions of torture.

According to Giovanni Dutan, who has been working as a volunteer in the prison pastoral...