• A prison bus takes inmates to the Quezon City regional trial court in Manila. Noel Celis / AFP / July 29, 2016
    A prison bus takes inmates to the Quezon City regional trial court in Manila. Noel Celis / AFP / July 29, 2016
  • Prisoners from Quezon City Jail look out of a bus window as they are taken to court. Noel Celis / AFP / July 29, 2016
    Prisoners from Quezon City Jail look out of a bus window as they are taken to court. Noel Celis / AFP / July 29, 2016
  • Inmates that are to appear in court are rounded up at the Quezon City Jail. Noel Celis / AFP / July 29, 2016
    Inmates that are to appear in court are rounded up at the Quezon City Jail. Noel Celis / AFP / July 29, 2016
  • Prisoners sleep on the ground in Manila’s Quezon City Jail. Noel Celis / AFP / July 21, 2016
    Prisoners sleep on the ground in Manila’s Quezon City Jail. Noel Celis / AFP / July 21, 2016
  • An inmate lifts weights at the gym in the Quezon City Jail. Prisoners say that despite overcrowding, there has been an improvement in the quality of food and an increase in rehabilitation activities. Noel Celis / AFP / July 18, 2016
    An inmate lifts weights at the gym in the Quezon City Jail. Prisoners say that despite overcrowding, there has been an improvement in the quality of food and an increase in rehabilitation activities. Noel Celis / AFP / July 18, 2016
  • Inmates take turns to sleep on the open-air basketball court at the Quezon City Jail. Noel Celis / AFP / July 21, 2016
    Inmates take turns to sleep on the open-air basketball court at the Quezon City Jail. Noel Celis / AFP / July 21, 2016
  • The Quezon City jail was built six decades ago to house 800 prisoners but now holds 3,800. Noel Celis / AFP / July 21, 2016
    The Quezon City jail was built six decades ago to house 800 prisoners but now holds 3,800. Noel Celis / AFP / July 21, 2016
  • A prisoner cooks his dinner as other detainees take a bath and wash their clothes at Quezon City Jail in Manila. Noel Celis / AFP / July 21, 2016
    A prisoner cooks his dinner as other detainees take a bath and wash their clothes at Quezon City Jail in Manila. Noel Celis / AFP / July 21, 2016
  • A prisoner gets a haircut inside Manila’s Quezon City Jail. Noel Celis / AFP / July 18, 2016
    A prisoner gets a haircut inside Manila’s Quezon City Jail. Noel Celis / AFP / July 18, 2016
  • Inmates take part in a group dance contest at Quezon City Jail. Noel Celis / AFP / July 18, 2016
    Inmates take part in a group dance contest at Quezon City Jail. Noel Celis / AFP / July 18, 2016
  • The gym at Quezon City Jail in Manila. Noel Celis / AFP / July 18, 2016
    The gym at Quezon City Jail in Manila. Noel Celis / AFP / July 18, 2016

In pictures: Philippines’ overflowing prisons


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