QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Clashes that erupted among prisoners in one of Ecuador’s most notorious prisons left 13 inmates dead, authorities said Monday as the country grapples with drug violence and ...

The deaths occurred Sunday at a prison in the coastal city of Machala, Ecuador, after "the detonation of an explosive device" ...

Inmates in Ecuador fought each other with guns and explosives in a riot that left 13 prisoners and a guard dead, police said Monday. The mayhem was the latest in a series of bloodbaths to engulf ...

Police say 13 inmates and one prison guard have been killed and another 14 people injured in clashes between rival gangs in a jail in Ecuador. People living near the prison in the southwestern city of ...

(CNN) — A violent clash between rival gangs at a prison in the coastal city of Esmeraldas, Ecuador, has left at least 17 dead, according to a statement from the National Police. “The situation stems ...

At least 31 inmates died at an Ecuador prison on Sunday afternoon after violent, armed riots broke out, authorities said. According to a statement shared by the country's prisons authority, 27 ...

QUITO, Ecuador(AP) — Deadly rioting that broke out at a prison in Ecuador where inmates were set to be transferred to a new maximum-security facility has left at least 31 inmates killed and 30 others ...

Police officers stand guard outside Machala prison in Ecuador, where 13 inmates and a prison guard were killed in a riot - Copyright AFP Ariel Suárez Police officers ...