Prisons in the Philippines
March 16, 2007If I had money right now, I would expand the prison facilities in the Philippines, improve the rehabilitation programs and services, and build a new juvenile detention center.
My original dream if I had never left the Philippines was to become a juvenile lawyer. Not gonna happen though. Canadian kids have enough lawyers serving them here, to be sure, and their detention facilities probably look a lot nicer than the homes of the people back home!
The status of the Philippine prisons:
- young kids are kept in with hardened criminals — leads to worse criminal behaviors and high rates of sexual abuse/molestation
- overcrowding — leading to a high death rate from lack of oxygen and prolonged levels of stress
- prisoners fight for their food and their space
- slow bureaucratic process — a 2-month sentence can extend to a 2 year detention if you don't have the money to speed the courts and the clerks up
- corruption within the prison authorities
- low guards: prisoners ration
- inadequate facilities and care
The first step, I think, is to build a separate prison for juveniles. Stop the molestation! Stop the cycle! I dunno… The kids make a mistake, they still have a chance to change. The moment they stay in the prisons in the Philippines, they turn either hardened or too abused to be helped.
I told my Dad to ask M. Villar about what the government plans to do about it, orif they're even doing anything about it. I doubt my Dad will ask it though. He's not the kind to ripple the waters.
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