The agency also announced that visitation has been suspended. Ecuador’s Attorney General’s office on Tuesday said nine ...

Authorities say the number of inmates killed in a riot in Ecuador’s largest and most dangerous prison has risen to 17, a day after the goriest prison episode under the watch of President Daniel Noboa ...

At least 15 inmates were killed and 14 injured in clashes Tuesday at a prison in the Ecuadoran port of Guayaquil, the latest ...

A fight among inmates in Ecuador’s largest and most dangerous prison left 15 dead and 14 wounded, authorities said Tuesday, ...

Garcia's murder came less than two months after that of Diana Carnero, a 29-year-old councilwoman for the coastal municipality of Naranjal, in the province of Guayas not far from the port city of ...

QUITO, Ecuador — A fight among inmates has left at least 15 people dead and 14 injured at Ecuador's largest prison, ...

Across Ecuador, gangs have unleashed a wave of violence and extortion, upending lives and spurring an unprecedented exodus.

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The number of inmates killed in a riot in Ecuador’s largest and most dangerous prison rose to 17, authorities said on ...

The violence in Ecuador's prisons has spilled over onto ... prompting President Daniel Noboa to declare war on organized crime and deploy the army to combat the gangs. Tuesday's massacre is ...