Ecuador authorities vow to regain control of prisons amid wave of violence
Police escort inmates from the prison where a riot took place on July 21, 2016. Ecuador jails its political prisoners in an overcrowded and chaotic system where even the most minor misdemeanors bring prison bars over the heads of poor members of the society. This image, taken on July 21, 2016, was taken at the Moro Soho prison. [Agence France-Presse / Reuters / Reuters]
A woman stands in front of police officers in the police academy in Quito, Ecuador. Police arrest rioters during an anti-government protest, on July 21, 2016. [Agence France-Presse / Reuters / Reuters]
A police officer sits on a bus stop bench in Quito, Ecuador, as police escort inmates from the prison where a riot took place. Police arrested a member of the protest movement in a move that the opposition condemned as unconstitutional, on July 21, 2016. [Agence France-Presse / Reuters / Reuters]
A demonstrator holds a flag at the entrance to the police academy in Quito, Ecuador. Police arrested members of the protest movement in a move that the opposition condemned as unconstitutional, on July 21, 2016. [Agence France-Presse / Reuters / Reuters]
A demonstrator waves a flag during a march in Quito, Ecuador. Police arrested members of the protest movement in a move that the opposition condemned as unconstitutional, on July 21, 2016. [Agence France-Presse / Reuters / Reuters]
A policeman stands guard at the entrance to the police academy in Quito, Ecuador. Police arrested members of the protest movement in a move that the opposition condemned as unconstitutional, on July 21, 2016. [Agence France-Presse / Reuters / Reuters]
A policeman stands guard at the entrance to the police academy in Quito, Ecuador. Police arrested members of the protest movement in a move that the opposition condemned as unconstitutional, on July 21, 2016. [Agence France-Presse / Reuters / Reuters]
A demonstrator takes a photo of the police headquarters on the night of July 21, 2016 in Quito, Ecuador. The unrest in Quito left at least 48 people dead, one of them a security guard who died at the scene of the clashes