At least 44 inmates have been killed in Ecuador's latest deadly prison riot, the public prosecutor has said. A fight broke out between rival gangs Los Lobos and R7 at a prison in Santo Domingo ...

Reports from Ecuador mention a gunfight and the detonation of at least one explosive device during the riots. The Oct. 3 brawl between inmates at Cotopaxi Number 1 prison left 16 dead and 43 wounded.

Ecuador has seen a huge rise in prison violence in recent years. Last year, 320 inmates were killed in riots and prison gang violence. 'More than batons needed to control Ecuador's jails' 'I saw ...

Ecuador's President Guillermo Lasso Monday said his country was under attack by drug trafficking gangs, which are allegedly trying to take over the country's prisons, where riots have cost the ...

The prison violence reflects Ecuador's deteriorating security. The Andean nation registered a record 47 homicides per 100,000 inhabitants in 2023, up from a rate of six murders per 100,000 ...

QUITO, Ecuador (AP ... at Ecuador's largest prison, authorities said Tuesday. The Litoral Penitentiary in the coastal city of Guayaquil has been the site of frequent riots and mass killings ...