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 ...

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 ...

Ecuador's former Vice President Jorge Glas, briefly evacuated from prison due to security threats, was returned following ...

Ecuador's former Vice President Jorge Glas was returned to prison hours after he was temporarily evacuated for security ...

Los Lobos is accused in the assassination of Ecuador's 2023 presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio, and gang members are said to be responsible for deadly prison riots in addition to drug ...

But it became official in January 2024, when President Daniel Noboa declared a state of internal armed conflict following a series of seemingly coordinated gang riots and attacks on security forces.

Authorities evacuated Ecuadorian former vice president Jorge Glas from prison on Sunday following a series of incidents in La ...