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Manila City Jail - Male Dormitory

City jailOvercrowded (980%)ModerateMedium
Verified 2 Jun 2026
Fresh · 17d ago

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Capacity

1,000

Current population

9,795

Occupancy

980%

Year opened

Operational

Facility profile

Operator

Bureau of Jail Management and Penology

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

30/100
Moderate concern30/100
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

Compared to other facilities in Philippines

261 peers
Conditions risk scorethis: 30/100 · peers avg: 32/100 (7%)

Higher risk than 0% of peer facilities in Philippines.

Occupancythis: 980% · peers avg: 1698% (42%)
Capacity (beds)this: 1000 · peers avg: 741 (+35%)

Data completeness

38%

How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.