Philippines: Reduce Crowded Jails to Stop COVID-19
Release Low-Level Offenders; Prioritize Older and Ill Prisoners
![Inmates in the North Cotabato District Jail in Kidapawan City, Philippines, January 2017. (c) 2017 AP Photo](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2020/202004asia_philippines_jail.jpg?itok=nEeBPuJR)
Release Low-Level Offenders; Prioritize Older and Ill Prisoners
Extend Releases to Those at Special Risk of COVID-19
Reduce Overcrowding by Releasing Low-Risk and Vulnerable Prisoners
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