Overview
- Authorities confirmed 31 deaths, including four killed in overnight fighting and 27 inmates later found suffocated.
- At least 33 inmates and one police officer were injured during the night-time clashes.
- Elite police units intervened, detained seven people and said they reestablished control of the facility.
- Firearms and explosives were used, and nearby residents reported hearing gunfire, blasts and cries for help.
- Investigators are probing the circumstances of the suffocations, with reports noting possible tensions over planned transfers to a newly opened high-security prison.