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Baring the 'silent violence' of Philippine jails
- February 12, 2026 at 11:24 AM
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Conversations about Philippine jail congestion often begin and end with statistics: thousands of case backlogs, cells built for 50 crammed with 200 bodies, and facilities straining at 300% to 400% beyond capacity. Yet these numbers barely capture the everyday human cost of overcrowding.
Originally published at Phys.org