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Largest prison in the Philippines and one of the most overcrowded in the world at ~4Ã design capacity.
Background
The New Bilibid Prison (NBP) in Muntinlupa, Metro Manila, is the main insular prison designed to house the prison population of the Philippines. It is maintained by the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) under the Department of Justice (DOJ). As of December 2025, the NBP housed 28,616 inmates, nearly five times its intended capacity of 6,345. By July 2023, the DOJ had suspended admitting new inmates to the prison to address overcrowding and prison gang wars. As such, BuCor Chief Gregorio Catapang Jr.
Source: Wikipedia article lead, CC-BY-SA.
Capacity
6,345
Current population
27,000
Occupancy
426%
Year opened
1940
Operational
Figures from official sources · verified 29 May 2026 · methodology
Facility profile
Operator
Bureau of CorrectionsPopulation held
male
Opened
1940
Region
Metro Manila
Security level
Maximum
Death-row facility
No
Conditions
Severely overcrowded; documented inmate-organised governance of dorms.
Visiting
Visits on weekends; pre-approval and ID required. Capacity-constrained.
Mailing
Inmate Name & Prison Number, New Bilibid Prison, Muntinlupa City 1770, Philippines.
Practical info
Inmate organisations control logistics inside many dorms — a recurring topic of national audits.
Known issues
Multiple operational reviews following high-profile media exposure of inmate-organised privilege systems.
Notable inmates
- Wu Tuan Yuan? · criminal
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Source: Wikidata + Wikipedia.
Contact & address
Conditions Risk Score
Derived signal — not a judgement. How it's calculated
46/100
Elevated concern46/100
- Overcrowding
- 30/30
- Oversight reports
- 6/30
- Structural flags
- 5/15
- Death signals
- 5/15
- Conditions text
- 0/10
What the score is responding to:
- · Extreme overcrowding at 426% of capacity
- · 1 oversight report in the last 5 years
- · Substantial documented known-issues record
- · In-custody-death signal in sources
This facility scores 46. The national average across 262 scored Philippines facilities is 32 — 14 points above national average.
Trend over time
Population and occupancy by year. Source: official corrections statistics + oversight reports.
Population held
2016: 23,500+14.9%2024: 27,000
Occupancy %
2016: 370.0%+14.9%2024: 425.0%
Related facilities
Same country, matched on type + security level where possible.
- Muntinlupa City Jail - Male DormitoryMuntinlupaCity jail2218% occupancy
- San Mateo Municipal Jail - Male DormitorySan MateoMunicipal jail2124% occupancy
- New Bilibid PrisonMuntinlupaNational penitentiary484% occupancy
- Manila City Jail - Male DormitoryManilaCity jail980% occupancy
- Quezon City Jail - Male DormitoryQuezon CityCity jail475% occupancy
- Dasmariñas City Jail - Female DormitoryDasmariñasCity jail2858% occupancy
Compared to other facilities in Philippines
261 peersConditions risk scorethis: 46/100 · peers avg: 30/100 (+53%)
Higher risk than 100% of peer facilities in Philippines.
Occupancythis: 426% · peers avg: 1777% (76%)
Capacity (beds)this: 6345 · peers avg: 538 (+1080%)
Reports
- Bureau of Corrections internal review15 Mar 2024
Sustained overcrowding at ~4Ã design capacity. Dormitories operate under tacit inmate-organised governance.
Data completeness
100%How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.
Sources
- Bureau of Corrections
- Human Rights Watch â Philippines
- Wikipedia — Wikimedia Foundation
- Human Rights Watch â World Report — Human Rights Watch
- Wikidata (Q7005543)
- Wikipedia
- Wikimedia Commons
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.
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APA
World Prisons. (2026). New Bilibid Prison. Retrieved July 21, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/new-bilibid
Chicago
"New Bilibid Prison." World Prisons. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/new-bilibid.
BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-new-bilibid,
author = {{World Prisons}},
title = {New Bilibid Prison},
year = {2026},
url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/new-bilibid},
urldate = {2026-07-21}
}