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Baring the ‘silent violence’ of Philippine jails

Conversations about Philippine jail congestion often begin and end with statistics: thousands of case backlogs, cells built for 50 crammed with 200 bodies, and...

Most PH jails gravely overcrowded—COA

Nearly 70 percent of the country’s jails are dangerously overcrowded, thanks but no thanks to the law enforcers’ relentless drive against illegal drugs, along...

P3b needed to decongest jails–Rody

President Rodrigo Duterte says the government will be shelling out around P3 billion to build 60 new jail facilities to address the overcrowding in...

Binay files bill seeking to decongest PH’s jails

ALARMED by recent reports of severe overcrowding in the detention cells, Senator Nancy Binay has filed a measure seeking the automatic release of prisoners...
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