Meanwhile, family members of prisoners confirmed that the prison had experienced a tuberculosis outbreak earlier this year. The prison service stated that it cannot provide details until the investigation into all deaths is complete. In November, Ecuador's prison authority had reported that 10 prisoners were found dead in Litoral prison, noting that tuberculosis was the likely cause of death pending the results of an autopsy. The authority announced that medical authorities would determine the cause of death, stating that the bodies showed no signs of violence. Ecuador's prison authority announced on Monday that 15 prisoners were found dead in Litoral prison in Guayaquil between last Thursday and Sunday.
