Ecuador · Guayaquil
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The Litoral Penitentiary/Guayas 1 Prison (Spanish: PenitenciarÃa 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), is the largest prison in Ecuador. It is located 16.5 km (10.3 mi) from VÃa a Daule, on the outskirts of Guayaquil. The prison has twelve pavilions and has a capacity of five thousand inmates, although by July 2021 it housed around ten thousand. It is part of the Guayas Penitentiary Complex, which also includes the Guayas Regional Rehabilitation Center, La Roca Prison and the Provisional Detention Center.
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Occupancy
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Year opened
1954
Operational
Figures from official sources · verified 28 May 2026 · methodology
Operator
Government of EcuadorPopulation held
Mixed/unknown
Opened
1954
Region
Guayaquil
Security level
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Death-row facility
No
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World Prisons. (2026). Litoral Penitentiary. Retrieved July 21, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/litoral-penitentiary
"Litoral Penitentiary." World Prisons. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/litoral-penitentiary.
@misc{worldprisons-litoral-penitentiary,
author = {{World Prisons}},
title = {Litoral Penitentiary},
year = {2026},
url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/litoral-penitentiary},
urldate = {2026-07-21}
}