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| Location | Guayaquil |
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| Coordinates | 02°03′09″S 79°56′42″W / 2.05250°S 79.94500°W |
| Status | Operational |
| Capacity | 5,000 |
The Litoral Penitentiary (Spanish: Penitenciaría del Litoral), known officially as Center for Social Rehabilitation of Men No. 1 of Guayaquil (Spanish: Centro de Rehabilitación Social de Varones N. 1 de Guayaquil)[1] is the largest prison in Ecuador.[2] It is located 16.5 km (10.3 mi) from Vía a Daule, on the outskirts of Guayaquil.[3] The prison has twelve pavilions and has a capacity of five thousand inmates, although by July 2021 it housed around ten thousand.[4] It is part of the Guayas Penitentiary Complex, which also includes the Guayas Regional Rehabilitation Center, La Roca Prison and the Provisional Detention Center.[5]
- ^ "Arma de largo alcance, fusil de asalto y celulares, entre artefactos decomisados en la Penitenciaría del Litoral". El Universo. 16 August 2021. Archived from the original on 16 August 2021. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
- ^ España, Sara (29 September 2021). "Ecuador eleva a 116 los muertos en un motín y decreta el estado de emergencia en todas las cárceles". El País. Archived from the original on 29 September 2021. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
- ^ "Guías penitenciarios baleados afuera de la Penitenciaría de Guayaquil". El Telégrafo. 16 October 2019. Archived from the original on 16 October 2019. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
- ^ "Ocho presos asesinados en la Penitenciaría del Litoral no estaban en la balacera". Ecuavisa. 22 July 2021. Archived from the original on 23 July 2021. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
- ^ "Snai suspende actividades administrativas en el complejo carcelario de Guayas". El Comercio. 29 September 2021. Archived from the original on 29 September 2021. Retrieved 9 October 2021.