Explosion outside Ecuador’s most notorious prison kills guard
An explosion outside the Litoral Penitentiary, Ecuador's most dangerous prison, left one guard dead and two injured on ...
Prison chief shot dead as she drove, 2nd such killing this month
The director of Ecuador's biggest prison was killed in an armed attack on Thursday, the second such killing in under two ...
Inhumane rules of 'world's worst prison' as Donald Trump sends 250 gang members to hellhole
The United States has deported hundreds of migrants to El Salvador where they have been placed in the notorious CECOT prison ...
Ecuadorian man sentenced to 18 months for alien smuggling in NY border case
A 22-year-old man from Ecuador was sentenced to prison Wednesday for illegal smuggling at the Northern New York border.
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Corruption Sentences Pile Up in Ecuador, But Will It Matter?
Prosecutors in Ecuador have secured an unprecedented string of convictions in a series of high-profile corruption cases, but ...
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Convicted instigators in murder of Ecuador presidential candidate get 34-year prison sentences
QUITO, Ecuador — The two instigators of the 2023 assassination of Ecuadorian presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio were sentenced on Friday to 34 years and eight months in prison.
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Guayaquil Massacre a Harsh Reminder of Ecuador’s Security Reality
The Nueva Prosperina massacre appears to be the largest gang-related massacre outside of prison walls in Ecuador’s history. Homicides stemming from gang conflicts have spiked in the build up to the ...