List of prisons in the Philippines

New Bilibid Prison

The following is a list of prisons[a] in the Philippines.[1] As of 2021, there are seven national prisons and 433 jails in the country.[2]

Bureau of Corrections national prisons

NameLocationOpenedTypeCapacityRef
New Bilibid PrisonMuntinlupa, Metro Manila1940Prison6,345[3]
Correctional Institution for WomenMandaluyong, Metro Manila1929Women's prison1,008[3]
Iwahig Prison and Penal FarmPuerto Princesa, Palawan1904Penal colony675[3][4]
Sablayan Prison and Penal FarmSablayan, Occidental Mindoro1955Penal colony994[3][5]
San Ramon Prison and Penal FarmZamboanga City1870Penal colony733[3][6]
Leyte Regional PrisonAbuyog, Leyte1972Prison679[3][7]
Davao Prison and Penal FarmPanabo, Davao del Norte1932Penal colony1,776[3][8]

Other prisons

NameLocationOpenedTypeCapacityRef
Cebu City JailCebu City1975Prison580[9]
Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation CenterCebu CityPrison1,600[10]
Manila City Jail (Old Bilibid Jail)Manila1866Prison1,100[11][12]
Quezon City JailQuezon City, Metro ManilaPrison800[9]
Iloilo Provincial JailPototan, Iloilo2006Prison1,200[13][14]

Former prisons

NameLocationOpenedClosedTypeCapacityRef
Iloilo Provincial Jail (Old)Iloilo City19112000sPrison1000[13][15]

Notes

  1. ↑ For the sake of this article this includes all types of detention centers by law enforcement agencies, including correctional facilities, jails, and prisons

References

  1. ↑ "FAQs on Philippine Prisons". Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  2. ↑ "Philippines". Prison Studies. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 De Leon, Dwight (3 August 2023). "Philippine penal institutions are 421% occupied as of June 2023 – BuCor". Rappler. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  4. ↑ "Iwahig Prison and Penal Farm". Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  5. ↑ "Sablayan Prison and Penal Farm". Bureau of Corrections. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  6. ↑ "San Ramon Prison and Penal Farm". Bureau of Corrections. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  7. ↑ "Leyte Regional Prison". Bureau of Corrections. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  8. ↑ "Davao Prison and Penal Farm". Bureau of Corrections. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  9. 1 2 Macasero, Ryan (26 April 2020). "What you need to know about the Cebu City Jail". Rappler. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  10. ↑ "Cebu governor brings back 'dancing inmates' show". Philippine Daily Inquirer. 13 July 2022. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  11. ↑ See, Aie Balagtas (23 June 2020). "The Old and New Bilibid Prisons in the Time of Pandemics". Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  12. ↑ Karishma, Vyas (December 17, 2018). "Locked up: Inside Manila City Jail". Al Jazeera. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
  13. 1 2 "Iloilo's century-old jail is PH's important cultural property". Philippine News Agency. 12 April 2018. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  14. ↑ Marzan, Joey (2022-08-25). "Inmates' protest prompts relief of jail warden". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved 2023-09-12.
  15. ↑ Ducharme, Fergus (January 30, 2015). "Iloilo Provincial Jail, Sights & Sounds of Iloilo". Historic Old Philippines: 8.
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