The national prison service, SNAI, reported the release of 178 prison workers held hostage amidst the riots, following the ... reported in various cities. In Guayaquil, the country's largest ...

It was the deadliest prison riot in Ecuador’s history. On a single day in September 2021, at least 120 people were killed in clashes between rival gangs at the Guayaquil penitentiary.

The new incidents occurred hours after a deadly riot in the modern prison ... streets of several cities such as Guayaquil, a city with a 13,100-capacity prison. The Ecuadorian Government carried ...

Pablo Arosemena of Guayas province where Guayaquil ... ever prison massacre. Officials said at least five of the dead were beheaded. In February, 79 inmates were killed in simultaneous riots ...

effective in the country's entire prison system. Lasso has traveled to Guayaquil to oversee the situation from a closer angle. According to the Primicias website, the riot began when inmates of a ...