A member of the Special Action Forces of the Philippine National Police mans the gates of the main building of the National Penitentiary following a riot inside a building housing "high-profile ...

Filipino inmates stand on top of the roof of a prison building as they protest in Pototan town, Iloilo province, central Philippines on Wednesday Aug. 24, 2022. About 100 inmates in an overcrowded ...

Philippine authorities have filed murder charges against the country’s top prison official and an associate, accusing them of orchestrating the recent murder of the radio commentator Percival Mabasa.

These chilling photos show the overcrowded and disease-ridden prison in the Philippines where a Brit mob boss is locked up. Darren Wall, 44, was arrested with his wife Khanary Jane Abejo, 23, in a ...

Authorities in the Philippines have announced long-overdue reforms seeking to end the suffering of inmates in the country’s overcrowded prisons by acquiring more land to build additional facilities.

The bodies of 70 inmates from the Philippines' largest prison were laid to rest Friday in a mass burial, weeks after their decomposing remains were discovered in a ...

A Filipino artist, journalist and activist who is being detained by Philippine authorities has created a blog to document his prison experience and reflections. His family, friends, fellow artists and ...

MANILA, PhilippinesMANILA, Philippines — About 100 inmates in an overcrowded jail climbed atop the roof of a prison building in the central Philippines and noisily protested with raised fists and ...

MANILA, PhilippinesMANILA, Philippines — The Philippines’ top prison official, who is accused of plotting the killing of a radio journalist, also ordered a large hole dug at the country’s main prison ...