Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Police officers stand guard next to a fire department ambulance outside the main prison in Machala, Ecuador on September 22, 2025.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE PHOTO: Inmates in cell block 3 bow their head as they listen to a soldier at the militarized Litoral prison,as part of the ...

(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 ...

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

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 ...

QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Four inmates died and more than 30 others were injured Sunday when a riot broke out at a prison in Ecuador, corrections officials in the South American country said. The riot ...

A prison riot caused by gang fighting in southern Ecuador has left 14 people dead and another 14 wounded, according to a local police chief. Prisoners in the port town of Machala, south of Guayaquil, ...