Philippines unveils a new jail for legislators who may face corruption trial

The Philippines has unveiled a new jail that may soon house powerful legislators and officials implicated in a massive ...
Newsday

Filipina who won a last-minute reprieve from an Indonesian firing squad seeks clemency

MANILA, Philippines — A Filipino woman who spent years on death row in Indonesia for drug trafficking, and who was nearly executed by firing squad in 2015, said Wednesday she's happy to be back in the ...
Yahoo

St. Paul man gets 24 years in federal prison for paying Philippines woman to produce child sexual abuse material

A St. Paul man has been sentenced to 24 years in federal prison for paying a woman in the Philippines to produce child sexual abuse material for him over the course of four years. Jason Miller Speed, ...
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Security risks in congested Philippine prisons

CAPACITY is the ability to absorb the inputs for churning out the desired outputs. With available resources and space, the ...