Manila jail packed with inmates as war on drugs intensifies in the Philippines

The war on drugs launched by Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte immediately after he took office at the end of June has been intensifying, with about 3,000 people killed by police and assailants in the past three months in connection with the illegal drugs trade. In addition, a jail in Metropolitan Manila is packed with inmates, as nearly 20,000 people have been arrested on drug-related charges. The Quezon City Jail in Metro Manila, built to house 800 people, is crammed with about 3,600 inmates. The jail is densely populated, with slightly less than three people inhabiting each square meter. Some of the inmates have been forced to sleep in an attic or on the ground. A jail in Metropolitan Manila is packed with inmates on Sept. 27, 2016. (Mainichi) As the number of arrests increased under the “war” on drugs, the number of inmates in the jail swelled at one point...