One of the inmates with a gun held out for about three hours, protected by 20 fellow prisoners, officials said.
The penitentiary, located in the coastal city of Guayaquil, has a history of bloody ... criminal activity from behind bars. A dozen prison riots have left more than 400 people dead since 2021.
A probe into the military’s role in the disappearance of four children in Ecuador this month was delayed for almost two weeks ...
While Mr Rafael blamed protests outside the prison for encouraging the riot, justice minister Helena Kida told local broadcaster Miramar TV that the unrest started inside the prison and had ...