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 aswell was infected with COVID-19.[3]
References
- Stern: Vorhof zur Hölle – erschütternde Bilder aus einem philippinischen Knast vom 30. Juli 2016.
- Geiselnahme im Quezon Provinz-Gefängnis – 42 Archived 2016-07-31 at the Wayback Machine vom 23. Februar 2014 auf philippinen-nachrichten.info.
- https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2020/4/17/coronavirus-positive-quezon-city-jail.html
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