Leyte Regional Prison
  The façade of the Leyte Regional Prison | |
Interactive map of Leyte Regional Prison | |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Status | Operational |
| Capacity | 500 |
| Population | 679 (2023) |
| Opened | 1973 |
| Managed by | Bureau of Corrections |
The Leyte Regional Prison (LRP) is a penal colony in Abuyog, Leyte managed by the Bureau of Corrections.
History
The Leyte Regional Prison was established a year after President Ferdinand Marcos declared martial law in the Philippines.[1] It was formed on January 16, 1973, under Presidential Decree No. 110.[2]
A fire hit one building of the prison compound in October 2015, killing ten inmates.[3][4]
Facilities
The Leyte Regional Prison is a penal colony in the barangay of Cagbolo in Abuyog, Leyte.[3][5] As of May 2023, the Leyte Regional Prison occupies a 861 hectares (2,130 acres) of land with a capacity of 679 inmates. The facility has 2,504 inmates.[6][7] It houses mostly inmates from the Eastern Visayas and transferees from the New Bilibid Prison in Muntinlupa.[1]
Some inmates also takes senior high school studies through the alternate learning system since 2018.[8] There are plans to build a school within the prison compound.[9]
References
- 1 2 Corrections in the Philippines, Bureau of Corrections, archived from the original on April 11, 2008, retrieved May 30, 2008
- ↑ "The Situation Of The Philippine Penitentiaries". Preda Foundation, Inc. August 20, 2009. Retrieved June 30, 2026.
- 1 2 Torres-Tupas, Tetch (October 9, 2015). "10 prisoners dead in Leyte penal colony fire". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved June 30, 2026.
- ↑ Quismundo, Tarra (October 10, 2015). "BuCor probes Leyte prison fire". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved June 30, 2026.
- ↑ Meniano, Sarwell (March 14, 2020). "Formal school facilities to rise inside Leyte prison". Philippine News Agency.
- ↑ "Information on Leyte Regional Prison". Freedom of Information. June 15, 2023. Retrieved June 30, 2026.
- ↑ "Statistics on Prison Congestion". Bureau of Corrections. May 23, 2023. Retrieved June 30, 2026 – via Freedom of Information.
- ↑ Reyes, Ronald (May 26, 2018). "Leyte prisoners get senior high education". SunStar. SunStar Publishing Inc. Retrieved June 30, 2026.
- ↑ Meniano, Sarwell (March 14, 2020). "Formal school facilities to rise inside Leyte prison". Philippine News Agency. Retrieved June 30, 2026.
