Quezon City Jail is located in Quezon City northeast of 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. ↑ "9 inmates in Quezon City jail, 9 BJMP personnel contract COVID-19".

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