The national prison service ... country's penitentiary system. Riots in numerous correctional facilities began last Sunday following the escape of one of Ecuador's most dangerous criminals ...

An explosion outside the Litoral Penitentiary, Ecuador's most dangerous prison, left one guard dead and two injured on ...

Ecuador's Prisons Bureau SNAI said Tuesday. The new incidents occurred hours after a deadly riot in the modern prison in the central Andean region and capital of the province of Cotopaxi province.

QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — The number of inmates killed in a riot in Ecuador’s largest and most dangerous prison rose to 17, authorities said Wednesday, a day after the goriest prison episode under ...