Quezon City Jail

Quezon City Jail is located in Quezon City northeast from Manila, Philippines, in the National Capital Region (NCR). It reports to the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP).[1] It was built for 800 inmates but with 3800 prisoners it is filled five times more than planned. In 2014, there was a riot with 42 people taken as hostages.[2] In 2020, during COVID-19 pandemic, 9 inmates and 9 personnel were infected with COVID-19.[3]

References
  1. Stern: Vorhof zur Hölle – erschütternde Bilder aus einem philippinischen Knast of 30 July 2016 (in German)
  2. Geiselnahme im Quezon Provinz-Gefängnis – 42 Archived 2016-07-31 at the Wayback Machine of 23 February 2014 at philippinen-nachrichten.info (in German)
  3. https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2020/4/17/coronavirus-positive-quezon-city-jail.html


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