Dozens of prisoners escape Ecuador jail amid continued military operations
Forty-three prisoners remain at large after escaping a prison in northern Ecuador, the SNAI prisons agency said.
Tue Jan 16 2024
Ecuador cracks down on prisons to restore order after hostage crisis
Security forces were conducting searches and regaining control of the prisons, the military said.
Mon Jan 15 2024
Quito says security operations within prisons may have led to car bombs
Some 57 prison guards and police were being held hostage at six prisons throughout the country, the SNAI prison authority said.
Fri Sep 01 2023
At least 15 killed in latest Ecuadorean prison violence
President Guillermo Lasso attributes prison violence to fights between gangs over control of territory and drug trafficking routes.
Tue Oct 04 2022