At this premiere night for a new production of Ashley’s Foreign Experiences, the stage holds seven desks, each fronted by a piece of corrugated metal. Hanging at the back are some large sheets of metal, with a small window set high into one. The feeling is a bare room at night, a space for an isolated figure alone with their thoughts. There’s nothing left but the mind of madness.
Allegations of corruption have swirled around Macías’ luxurious living situation in prison, especially over why he was able to stay in a medium security prison instead of a maximum security penitentiary.
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, José Adolfo Macías, could have been in a hotel instead of one of Ecuador’s largest prison complexes.
Allegations of corruption have swirled around Macías’ luxurious living situation in prison, especially over why he was able to stay in a medium security prison instead of a maximum security penitentiary.