A fight among inmates has left at least 15 people dead and 14 injured at Ecuador's largest prison, authorities have said. The ...

QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Deadly rioting that broke out at a prison in Ecuador where inmates were set to be transferred to a new maximum-security facility has left at least 31 inmates killed and 30 others ...

At least 27 inmates were found dead from asphyxiation Sunday at a prison in Ecuador where a riot broke out that left four others dead and dozens injured earlier in the day, officials said. The inmates ...

Nov. 11 (UPI) --The Machala prison became the site of one of Ecuador's deadliest prison massacres. In less than 24 hours, 31 inmates were killed during a nationwide prison reorganization effort that, ...

QUITO/GUAYAQUIL, Feb 16 (Reuters) - After hundreds of Ecuadorean inmates were killed in prison riots in 2021 and 2022, President Daniel Noboa made restoring order in jails one of the central pillars ...

Two clashes between rival gangs in a southern Ecuadorian prison left at least 31 inmates dead on Sunday, including 27 who were killed by “asphyxiation,” officials said. In the first attack, the ...

A violent clash between rival gangs at a prison in the coastal city of Esmeraldas, Ecuador, has left at least 17 dead, according to a statement from the National Police. “The situation stems from an ...

QUITO, Nov 9 (Reuters) - A day of violent rioting at a prison in southwest Ecuador on Sunday caused the deaths of at least 31 inmates, the country's prisons agency said. Twenty-seven prisoners in port ...