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Correctional Institution for Women: Mandaluyong, Metro Manila: 1929: Women's prison: 1,008 [2] Iwahig Prison and Penal Farm: Puerto Princesa, Palawan: 1904: Penal colony: 675 [2] [3] Sablayan Prison and Penal Farm: Sablayan, Occidental Mindoro: 1955: Penal colony: 994 [2] [4] San Ramon Prison and Penal Farm: Zamboanga City: 1870: Penal colony ...
The Correctional Institution for Women was founded on November 27, 1929, by virtue of Act No. 3579 as the first and only prison for women in the Philippines. [7] Later, on January 21, 1932, the bureau opened the Davao Penal Colony in Southern Mindanao.
The Correctional Institution for Women (CIW) is a women's prison located in F. Martinez Avenue, Mauway, Mandaluyong, Metro Manila, Philippines. The prison is operated by the Bureau of Corrections. [2] The prison first opened on a 18-hectare (44-acre) property on February 14, 1931. Previously, women inmates used to be held at the Old Bilibid Prison.
The New Bilibid Prison (NBP) in Muntinlupa, Metro Manila is the main insular prison designed to house the prison population of the Philippines. [2] It is maintained by the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) under the Department of Justice (DOJ). As of October 2022, the NBP housed 29,204 inmates, nearly five times its intended capacity of 6,345. [1]
A prison facility was created by the American military in the rain forest of Puerto Princesa. Lieutenant George Wolfe, a member of the U.S. expeditionary force, was the prison's first superintendent. [2][3] William Cameron Forbes, in his capacity as Secretary of Commerce and Police (1904–1909), conceived of the Palawan penal colony following ...
The agency was created on January 2, 1991, by virtue of Republic Act No. 6975, also known as the Department of the Interior and Local Government Act of 1990. [3] Prior to its creation, the Office of Jail Management and Penology of then Philippine Constabulary - Integrated National Police was the agency handling the local penology of the Philippines. [3]
Quezon City Jail. Quezon City Jail is located in Quezon City northeast of Manila, Philippines, in the National Capital Region (NCR). It reports to the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP). [2] The prison was built in 1953 [3] for 800 inmates but has since held 3,800 prisoners. [4]
Davao Prison and Penal Farm. Davao Prison and Penal Farm, formerly the Davao Penal Colony (DaPeCol), is a medium security prison located in Panabo City, Davao del Norte, Philippines. It has a land area of 30,000 hectares with a prison reservation of 8,000 hectares. Established on January 21, 1932, the Davao Penal Colony was the largest prison ...