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See pictures from inside the world's most crowded prison, with 30 convicts per cell

Alternative World News NetworkFeb 15, 2017, 7:24:39 PM
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Inside the capital of the Phillippienes lies a prison that has become so overcrowded, the world is taking notice.

It is in Manila's Quezon City prison  that capacity has breached 450%.  The building was originally built for 800 inmates, but now houses 3,800.

It is so crowded, for instance, that inmates don't have enough space to lie down on the ground.  They have to take turns laying down to sleep on the concrete.

Inmates sleep on the ground of an open basketball court inside the Quezon City jail at night in Manila in this picture taken on July 21, 2016.
Inmates sleep on the ground of an open basketball court
 
Inmates participate in a group dance contest inside the Quezon City Jail in Manila in this picture taken on July 18, 2016.
Prisoners participate in a group dance contest
 
An inmate cooks his dinner as other detainees take a bath inside the Quezon City jail at night in Manila in this picture taken on July 21, 2016.
An inmate cooks his dinner as other detainees take a bath inside the Quezon City jail

 

 
Inmates sleep on the ground of an open basketball court inside the Quezon City jail at night in Manila in this picture taken on July 21, 2016.
The jail was built for 800, but houses thousands
 
An inmate gets a haircut inside the Quezon City Jail in Manila in this picture taken on July 18, 2016.
An inmate gets a haircut inside the Quezon City Jail in Manila in this picture taken on July 18, 2016.
 
Inmates sleep on the ground of an open basketball court inside the Quezon City jail at night in Manila in this picture taken on July 19, 2016.
Prisoners even are forced to take it in turns to sleep
 
Inmates peek from their cell inside the Quezon City Jail in Manila in this picture taken on July 18, 2016.
Inmates peek from their cell inside the Quezon City Jail in Manila
 
Inmates rest in their sleeping quarters inside the Quezon City jail at night in Manila in this picture taken on July 18, 2016.
Inmates rest in their sleeping quarters