The DILG said the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology has released more than 15,000 prisoners as the Philippines races to halt coronavirus infections in its overcrowded jails. | CMarquezINQ
Interior Secretary Eduardo Año said there are 783 COVID-19 cases in various BJMP detention centers and 549 of those who tested positive for the virus have recovered.Año said they would continue to monitor coronavirus disease cases among detainees.
The BJMP, an attached agency of the DILG, currently has six Ligtas COVID Centers, which are isolation facilities with 918-bed capacity. Ligtas COVID Centers are located in Quezon City, San Fernando City, Cebu City, Mandaue City, Pagbilao in Quezon province and Zamboanga City. Social distancing is all but impossible in the country’s prison system, where cells are sometimes filled to five times their capacity due to inadequate infrastructure and a slow-moving and overburdened judicial system.
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