Police officers stand guard next to a fire department ambulance outside the main prison in Machala, Ecuador on September 22, 2025. [AFP] A prison riot caused by gang fighting in southern Ecuador has ...

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 ...

(CNN) — 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 ...

All of the Ecuador prison guards and administrative employees who were being held by inmates were released, the country's prison agency said Saturday night. As nationwide civil unrest unfolded in ...

Ecuador's prisons have become operational centers for organized crime groups - Copyright AFP Antony QUINTERO Ecuador's prisons have become operational centers for ...

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, 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 ...