Pope calls for more humane prison life after Ecuador deaths
Vatican CityAP Pope Francis on Sunday called for “more humane” prison life in the wake of bloodshed in a prison in Ecuador in which 118 people died and dozens more were injured. Pope Francis waves as he arrives for the Angelus noon prayer from the window of his studio overlooking St Peter’s Square, at the […]
Ecuador to pardon thousands after 118 die in worst-ever prison riot
Quito/Guayaquil, EcuadorReuters Ecuador is planning to pardon up to 2,000 inmates in order to relieve overcrowding at its detention centres after 118 inmates died and a further 79 were injured in the country’s worst-ever prison riot earlier this week, an official said on Friday. Family members of inmates block the road outside the Penitenciaria del […]