Print version| Country | PHILIPPINES | |||||||||||||||
| Ministry responsible | a) Department of Interior and Local Government (jails for pre-trial and short sentences) b) Department of Justice (national prisons for sentences of over 3 years) c) Department of Social Welfare and Development (centres for children in conflict with the law) | |||||||||||||||
| Prison administration | a) Bureau of Jail Management and Penology b) Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) | |||||||||||||||
| Contact address | a) 144 Juco Building, Mindanao Avenue, Quezon City, Philippines b) Bureau of Corrections, NBP Reservation, Muntinlupa City 1776, Philippines | |||||||||||||||
| Telephone/fax/website | tel: a) +632 927 6383 b) +632 809 8073 or 809 9775 or 850 3282 fax: a) +63 2 926 7756 b) +632 850 32 82 Web: a) www.bjmp.gov.ph; b) www.bucor.gov.ph |
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| Head of prison administration
(and title) |
a) Rosendo M. Dial b) Franklin Jesus B. Bucayu
a) Chief, BJMP b) Acting Director, BuCor |
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| Prison population total
(including pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners) |
109,045
at September 2012 (national prison administration - from BJMP and BuCor websites) |
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| Prison population rate
(per 100,000 of national population) |
113
based on an estimated national population of 96.9 million at September 2012 (from United Nations figures) |
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| Pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
63.8%
(September 2012) |
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| Female prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
8.0%
(mid-2012) |
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| Juveniles / minors / young prisoners
incl. definition (percentage of prison population) |
1.4%
(2006 - under 18) |
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| Foreign prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
0.3%
(2006) |
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| Number of establishments /
institutions |
996
(2012 - 989 jails, 7 national prisons) |
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| Official capacity of prison system | c.35,000
(2011 - c. 14,700 in BJMP jails, 20,300 in BuCor prisons) |
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| Occupancy level (based on official
capacity) |
c.300%
(mid-2011) |
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| Recent prison population trend
(year, prison population total, prison population rate) |
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