With its four-piece bathroom suite, queen-size bed and mini fridge, the untidy prison cell of the notorious leader of the Los Choneros gang, Jose Adolfo Macias, could have been in a hotel instead of one of Ecuador's largest prison complexes.
In less than a decade, organized crime has turned the relatively peaceful country into one of the most dangerous places in Latin America. Prison massacres have become more frequent in recent years, leading to the deaths of hundreds of people, some of whom were found dismembered.
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