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Prisons in the Philippines

March 16, 2007

If 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.

Posted by gingerdame at 9:15 am | permalink

Previous Comments

whoah! that’s ghetto!! a good thought tho.

Posted by toKS at March 19, 2007, 2:35 am

Intense right? -_- I feel sorry for them. They’re human too, but people seem to be neglecting them, and they’ve got all sorts of excuses.. “Budget is tight. Lots of people need a share of the budget.” Blah-blah.

Anyway, thanks for dropping by, Toksie! :D

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