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Philippines · Metro Manila · Muntinlupa

New Bilibid Prison

National penitentiarymaleOvercrowded (484%)ModerateHigh
Verified 16 Jun 2026
Fresh · 3d ago

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Contains Maximum, Medium and Minimum Security compounds.

Capacity

6,345

Current population

30,701

Occupancy

484%

Year opened

—

Operational

Facility profile

Operator

Bureau of Corrections

Population held

male

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 484% 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: 484% · peers avg: 1769% (73%)
Capacity (beds)this: 6345 · peers avg: 535 (+1085%)

Data completeness

52%

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

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