An Ecuadorean judge has ordered the arrest of 16 soldiers charged with the disappearance of four children who went missing ...

Reports from Ecuador mention a gunfight and the detonation of at least one explosive device during the riots. The Oct. 3 brawl between inmates at Cotopaxi Number 1 prison left 16 dead and 43 wounded.

Violence in Ecuador intensified in January after a gang leader escaped from prison amid deadly riots. Two days later, members ...

QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — The number of inmates killed in a riot in Ecuador’s largest and most dangerous prison rose to 17, authorities said Wednesday, a day after the goriest prison episode under ...

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