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Litoral Penitentiary

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Background

The Litoral Penitentiary/Guayas 1 Prison (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), is the largest prison in Ecuador. It is located 16.5 km (10.3 mi) from Vía 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

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Facility profile

Population held

Mixed/unknown

Opened

1954

Region

Guayaquil

Security level

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Death-row facility

No

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Practical info

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Contact & address

Vía a Daule, Guayaquil

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