Rappler's latest stories on Philippine jails
Supreme Court can't think 'far out the box' in releasing prisoners – Leonen
'That would mean we will be ourselves be the first to violating certain constitutional rights if we do so,' says Supreme Court Associate Justice Marvic Leonen
[OPINION] What PH jails should do to deal with the coronavirus
In order to help deal with COVID-19 in the Philippine correctional system, the authors identify 4 key areas that must be properly addressed by the Bureau of Corrections and the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology
Elderly correctional inmate tests positive for coronavirus
(UPDATED) The female inmate is 72 years old, has pneumonia and has been transferred to the Sta Ana Hospital in Manila
With GCTA suspended, low-risk convicts stranded in BJMP facilities
This means that low-risk convicts, who are clearly convicted of non-heinous crimes, cannot avail of early freedoms even as the pandemic threatens Philippine jails
'Takot na takot kami': While government stalls, coronavirus breaks into PH jails
Like the prisoners, their families also feel trapped with nowhere to go. Their fear is compounded by the agonizing wait for the Duterte government's action.
Philippine jails are a COVID-19 time bomb
Some 4,000 quarantine and curfew violators are detained in police lockups and are awaiting transfer to city jails
WATCH: How PH's best jail officers improve life in prison
In overcrowded jails, these officers make their inmates' problems their own
[OPINION] Why am I not in favor of restorative justice
'Let the punishment fit the crime. For this reason, I think that the death penalty should be restored, particularly for heinous crimes,' says Albert Lesaca
Inhumane, justice needed: Reactions to Philippine detention centers
Our goal is to collect all these index cards and give them to the chairs of the justice committee of the Senate and House so that they too can read and feel the silent voice of our citizens, asking for solutions to the inhumane conditions of our penology infrastructure
Bursting at the seams: Philippine detention centers
Detainees face inhumane punishment even before they are convicted of a crime
As BJMP celebrates 26th year, jails continue to burst
Philippine prisons are now 589 overcrowded according to latest data from the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology
PH jail congestion rate soars to over 500% amid drug war
Philippine jails have a total holding capacity of only 20 746 but now accommodate 126 946 inmates
China pledges funds to decongest Philippine jail – gov't
The Philippines jail chief says China offered to donate P700 million for detention facilities
First step to freedom: Quezon City inmates graduate from high school
The city government has adopted the education department s Alternative Learning System to prevent recidivism among inmates
Why anomalies happen in Bilibid
Inmates and prison officers affected by these calls for heads to roll understand that this is part of the collateral damage that they have to endure It is the cost of doing business
Rappler Newscast | June 20, 2014
Senator Revilla is now in jail The Sandiganbayan grants the Napoles children bail Google takes down a blog targeting Filipinos in Singapore
Crame or regular jail? Jinggoy ready for both
But the senator who faces the non bailable charge of plunder won t go down without a fight He says his camp will file a motion for bail
4 dead, 15 injured as PH police storm jail to quell riot
The disturbance at Lucena City jail is triggered by officials plan to transfer the leader of a prison gang into another cell block
Bandit suspect, 10 others bolt jail
A high profile bandit in central Mindanao and 10 others escaped from a jail in Cotabato
3 killed, 15 wounded in jail attack
Armed men attempted to rescue a gang leader
