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In a rebuke of the Supreme Court’s decision on prisoners’ plea for release during the pandemic, experts said the High Court must “get real” and see prison conditions in the Philippines for what it is – dire, and in need of judicial intervention.
“We should persevere in challenging our Supreme Cour…
Source — Rappler
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Senator Panfilo Lacson wants laws to address corruption and dismantle syndicates at the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) as he lamented that high-profile inmates, not government officials, were running the penitentiary.
The senator cited reports that some prisoners have become “more powerful” than Bureau o…
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The president fired the government’s top prison official amid outcry over a mass prisoner release.
Source — The Diplomat
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Officially called “Houses of Hope”, proponents in the Philippines say such facilities are places for reformation and education, but critics slam many of them as “hellholes” where children are treated like caged animals.
Source — Le Point
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For some inmates of the Manila City Jail, making the bed means mopping up sludgy puddles, unfolding a square of cardboard on the tile floor and lying down to sleep in a small, windowless bathroom, wedged in among six men and a toilet.
On one recent night at the jail, in Dorm 5, the air was thick an…
Source — NY Times
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This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.
Source — Le Point
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AUTHORITIES in the Philippines said three inmates were killed on Sunday and another was wounded following a prison escape in Jolo, a southern Island notoriously known as a stronghold of Abu Sayyaf militants.
According to the South China Morning Post (via the AFP) the dead and wounded were among 14…
Source — Le Point
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(CNN)Philippines citizens may need to start exercising their vocal chords.
The country’s House of Representatives has approved a bill requiring members of the public to sing the country’s national anthem, Lupang Hinirang, “with fervor” whenever it is played publicly.
Source — CNN
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This is a 511% increase in congestion that way exceeds the said ideal cell capacity of 20,746.
According to the CoA’s annual report on the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) released on June 15, the total number of inmates was up by 30,544 as of Dec. 31, 2016 from the year before.
Source — Business World Online
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Source — Courrier International
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The bill seeking to revive the death penalty is already “dead in the Senate.”
Source — ABS CBN
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The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, or UNODC, announced on Monday (17/04) that it will soon post a dedicated drug policy adviser to work with the Philippine government to enact alternative approaches in combating rising narcotics use in the country.
Source — Jakarta Globe
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Duterte’s allies have been pushing to lower the age of criminal responsibility from 15 to nine.
Source — The Guardian
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Source — Courrier international
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More than 150 inmates have escaped from a south Philippines prison after gunmen launched an attack.
The authorities suspect the gunmen are linked to Islamist separatist groups.
Around 100 armed men stormed the jail and engaged in a shoot-out with guards, as prisoners fled in the chaos. A guard and…
Source — BBC
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As death toll rises, Philippine prisons and drug rehab centres fill to capacity as many try to avoid the same fate.
Source — Aljazeera
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