Philippines · Metro Manila · Mandaluyong
Correctional Institution for Women
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Mandaluyong main campus; satellite campus in Santo Tomas, Davao del Norte.
Background
The Correctional Institution for Women (CIW) is a women's prison located on F. Martinez Avenue, Mauway, Mandaluyong, Metro Manila, Philippines. The prison is operated by the Bureau of Corrections.
Source: Wikipedia article lead, CC-BY-SA.
Capacity
1,000
Current population
—
Occupancy
—
Year opened
1929
Operational
Figures from official sources · verified 2 Jun 2026 · methodology
Facility profile
Operator
Bureau of CorrectionsPopulation held
female
Opened
1929
Region
Metro Manila
Security level
—
Death-row facility
No
Conditions
No conditions summary available yet.
Visiting
No visiting information available.
Mailing
No mailing information available.
Practical info
Contact the operator's website for inmate-specific procedures.
Known issues
No major issues documented in our database.
Notable inmates
Janet Lim-Napoles1964 · businesspersonJanet Lim-Napoles (born Janet Luy Lim; January 15, 1964) is a Filipino businesswoman who is believed to have masterminded the Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) Scam.
Source: Wikidata + Wikipedia.
Contact & address
No public contact details available.
Conditions Risk Score
Derived signal — not a judgement. How it's calculated
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Same country, matched on type + security level where possible.
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Compared to other facilities in Philippines
261 peersData completeness
46%How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.
Sources
- BuCor Agency Profile
- Bureau of Corrections (Philippines) â Wikipedia
- BuCor Operating Units — Bureau of Corrections
- Wikipedia — Wikimedia Foundation
- OpenStreetMap — OpenStreetMap Contributors
- Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikidata (Q20859322)
- Wikipedia
- Wikimedia Commons
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.
Cite this page
Under CC-BY-4.0. Include the URL and access date; the site is a living reference and entries can change.
World Prisons. (2026). Correctional Institution for Women. Retrieved October 27, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/correctional-institution-for-women
"Correctional Institution for Women." World Prisons. Accessed October 27, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/correctional-institution-for-women.
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