Jails are some of the most vulnerable areas in this pandemic. COVID19PH
tested positive for the novel coronavirus disease , the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology announced on Friday, April 17.
The city jail was built for 800, but as of 2016, it housed more than 3,800 inmates, making it difficult, if not impossible, to implement physical distancing measures that can prevent the spread of diseases like COVID-19. The BJMP earlier recommended for release of inmates to decongest their facilities. Asked for updates, Department of the Interior and Local Government Undersecretary Jonathan Malaya said in an online briefing on Friday that they are waiting for the decision of the courts.
Human Rights Watch. “The government needs to act urgently to mitigate what could be a catastrophe inside the country's overcrowded prisons before it’s too late.”even before the coronavirus outbreak.
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