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Manila City Jail

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Background

The Manila City Jail, popularly known as Old Bilibid Prison, is a detention center in Manila, Philippines. It is one of the most overcrowded jails in the world.

Source: Wikipedia article lead, CC-BY-SA.

Capacity

1,100

Current population

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Occupancy

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Year opened

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Operational

Figures from official sources · verified 29 May 2026 · methodology

Facility profile

Population held

Mixed/unknown

Opened

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Region

Metro Manila

Security level

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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.

Contact & address

No public contact details available.

Conditions Risk Score

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Compared to other facilities in Philippines

261 peers
Capacity (beds)this: 1100 · peers avg: 732 (+50%)

Data completeness

30%

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World Prisons. (2026). Manila City Jail. Retrieved October 20, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/manila-city-jail
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"Manila City Jail." World Prisons. Accessed October 20, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/manila-city-jail.
BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-manila-city-jail,
  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {Manila City Jail},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/manila-city-jail},
  urldate = {2026-10-20}
}