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Ecuador

Behind Bars, Beyond Control: The Fall of Ecuador’s Prisons and the Rise of its Mafias

Posted inInvestigations Ecuador

The Prison Mafias: Ecuador’s Criminal Axis

by James Bargent 3 Dec 20245 Dec 2024
Posted inInvestigations Prisons

The Evolution of Ecuador’s Prison Crisis

by James Bargent 3 Dec 20245 Dec 2024
Posted inInvestigations Prisons

Ecuador’s Prison Business

by James Bargent 3 Dec 20245 Dec 2024
Vista de la ciudad de Guayaquil. Crédito: InSight Crime
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Ecuador Profile

by InSight Crime 3 Dec 20246 Dec 2024
Posted inEcuador Ecuador

Lobos

by InSight Crime 3 Dec 20244 Dec 2024
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Choneros

by InSight Crime 3 Dec 20244 Dec 2024
Posted inNews Homicides

Massacres Surge as Gangs Atomize in Ecuador

by Gavin Voss 2 Dec 20244 Dec 2024
Willy. Tiguerones, Ecuador
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The Rise and Fall of El Negro Willy, Ecuador’s Prison-Guard Mafia Boss

by Mathew Charles 28 Nov 20245 Dec 2024
Posted inInvestigations Ecuador

Fito’s Fortress: How an Ecuador Prison Became a Criminal Command Center 

by James Bargent 28 Nov 20245 Dec 2024
Posted inInvestigations Prisons

Rasquiña’s Revolution: How the Choneros Took Ecuador’s Prisons

by James Bargent 28 Nov 20245 Dec 2024
Policías vigilan la cárcel Litoral en Guayaquil, Ecuador luego de la masacre. Crédito: Jose Sanchez / Associated Press
Posted inNews Series: Ecuador War on Gangs

Jailhouse Massacre in Ecuador Illustrates Rapid Criminal Evolution

Steven Dudley by Steven Dudley and James Bargent 28 Nov 202428 Nov 2024

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