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El Encuentro

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Background

El Encuentro (Spanish for "The Encounter") is a maximum security prison in Santa Elena, Ecuador. The prison opened on 11 November 2025 when it accepted a transfer of 300 prisoners from the La Roca prison.

Source: Wikipedia article lead, CC-BY-SA.

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Occupancy

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Year opened

2025

Operational

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Facility profile

Operator

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Population held

Mixed/unknown

Opened

2025

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Security level

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Death-row facility

No

Conditions

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Mailing

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Practical info

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Known issues

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Contact & address

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APA
World Prisons. (2026). El Encuentro. Retrieved October 15, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/el-encuentro
Chicago
"El Encuentro." World Prisons. Accessed October 15, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/el-encuentro.
BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-el-encuentro,
  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {El Encuentro},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/el-encuentro},
  urldate = {2026-10-15}
}