According to the SNAI prisons authority, the 158 guards and 20 administrative staff members who had been held hostage since Monday were now free.
While the army and the police raided detention centers in six cities, five inmates escaped from the vast Guayaquil prison complex on Friday.
The incidents came after Ecuadorean President Daniel Noboa declared a state of emergency for 60 days on Monday, a day after Adolfo Macias, leader of the Los Choneros criminal gang, disappeared from the prison where he was serving a 34-year sentence.
Ecuador saw a spate of nationwide attacks within hours of Noboa's announcement, including gangsters taking several police officers hostage.
Masked gunmen also burst onto the set of a live broadcast by a public TV channel, while there were reports of explosions in several cities.
President Noboa declared that the country was "at war" and refused to "cede in the face of these terrorist groups."
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