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Government: 68 dead in new clashes in Ecuador prison
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - (EFE) At least 51 prisoners died in the last hours in new clashes in prison in the coastal city...
Police fight for control of Ecuador prison after massacre leaves 116 inmates dead
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Some 400 Ecuadorian police were battling Thursday (30) for control of a prison in the port of Guayaquil where...
At least 30 killed in gang clashes in Guayaquil Ecuador prison
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - At least 30 prisoners have died, and 47 have been injured on Tuesday (28) in clashes between gangs in...
At least 18 die in Ecuador prison riots
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - At least 18 prisoners have been killed and dozens injured, including several police officers, in riots in two prisons...
Death toll of Ecuador prison riots climbs to 79
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - At least 79 prisoners died on Tuesday, February 23rd, during violent riots in three Ecuadorian prisons due to clashes...
Ecuador: Guayaquil Prison Erupts in Protest Against Military
In Ecuador's Guayaquil Regional Prison, inmates ignited a riot, protesting military treatment by setting fires and wielding weapons.
Videos on social media captured the upheaval,...
Ecuador’s New Maximum-Security Prisons Amid Rising Violence
In 2024, Ecuador is set to embark on a critical initiative, commencing the construction of high-security prisons across the nation.
President Daniel Noboa initiates this...
Ecuador’s Security Sweep in Largest Prison
Police and military teams conducted a search operation in Ecuador’s biggest prison in Guayaquil after a violent confrontation between inmates.
President Guillermo Lasso stated that...
In Ecuador, inmates have captured 57 security staff across six prisons
In Ecuador, inmates have captured 57 security staff across six prisons. The National Service for Offender Attention (SNAI) made this announcement.
SNAI manages the country's...
Ecuador’s prison director resigns amid crisis
The director of Ecuador's National Service for Comprehensive Attention to Adults and Adolescents Deprived of Liberty (SNAI), retired Police General Guillermo Rodríguez, has resigned.
President...
At least 12 dead in clashes at Ecuador’s largest prison
At least 12 people have been killed and three others injured in shooting clashes between different criminal gangs inside the Penitenciaría del Litoral, Ecuador's...
Ecuador: the director of a prison in Quito is assassinated
The Ecuadorian authorities have confirmed this Thursday the death of the director of the El Inca prison, Santiago Loza Moscoso, victim of "a deadly...
A new security system is installed in the prisons of Ecuador
The Government of Ecuador has installed a new security system in the country's 36 prisons, valued at just over US$1.14 million, equipped with artificial...
Another prison riot in Ecuador leaves 5 inmates dead and 3 injured
At least five prisoners were killed and three injured in a riot in prison in the city of Quito, the capital of Ecuador, reported...