Philippines · Metro Manila · Manila
Manila City Jail - Male Dormitory
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Capacity
1,000
Current population
9,795
Occupancy
980%
Year opened
—
Operational
Figures from official sources · verified 2 Jun 2026 · methodology
Facility profile
Population held
Mixed/unknown
Opened
—
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.
Contact & address
No public contact details available.
Conditions Risk Score
Derived signal — not a judgement. How it's calculated
- Overcrowding
- 30/30
- Oversight reports
- 0/30
- Structural flags
- 0/15
- Death signals
- 0/15
- Conditions text
- 0/10
What the score is responding to:
- · Extreme overcrowding at 980% of capacity
This facility scores 30. The national average across 262 scored Philippines facilities is 32 — 2 points below national average.
Related facilities
Same country, matched on type + security level where possible.
- Quezon City Jail - Male DormitoryQuezon CityCity jail475% occupancy
- Dasmariñas City Jail - Male DormitoryDasmariñasCity jail3300% occupancy
- Muntinlupa City Jail - Male DormitoryMuntinlupaCity jail2218% occupancy
- Dasmariñas City Jail - Female DormitoryDasmariñasCity jail2858% occupancy
- Cagayan de Oro City Jail - Female DormitoryCagayan de Oro CityCity jail
- Balanga City JailBalanga CityCity jail
Compared to other facilities in Philippines
261 peersHigher risk than 0% of peer facilities in Philippines.
Data completeness
38%How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.
Sources
- BJMP Facilities Directory
- BJMP Data and Statistics
- COA 2022 BJMP Annual Audit Report
- BJMP Facilities Directory — Bureau of Jail Management and Penology
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.
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World Prisons. (2026). Manila City Jail - Male Dormitory. Retrieved October 15, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/manila-city-jail-male-dormitory
"Manila City Jail - Male Dormitory." World Prisons. Accessed October 15, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/manila-city-jail-male-dormitory.
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