A jail which has newly opened within the metropolis of Marawi on the Filipino island of Mindanao “symbolizes change” within the Philippines penal system, in response to the UN Workplace on Medication and Crime (UNODC).
The Marawi Metropolis Jail, which was constructed by the Bureau of Jail administration and Penology (BJMP) and inaugurated in Might 2024, has been established in response to the Nelson Mandela Rules.
The Guidelines outline what are typically accepted as being good ideas and apply within the remedy of prisoners and jail administration in detention services internationally.
The Philippines at present has among the most overcrowded jails on this planet.
Daniel Dickinson spoke to Renato Reynaldo Roales, a Nationwide Programme Officer at UNODC primarily based in Mindanao, and started by asking him to explain the power.