Correctional Institution for Women (Mandaluyong)
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Location | Mandaluyong, Philippines |
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Coordinates | 14°34′55″N 121°02′18″E / 14.58197°N 121.03836°E |
Status | Operational |
Capacity | 2,925 |
Population | 3,196 (as of May 2019[1]) |
Opened | 1929 |
Managed by | Bureau of Corrections |
City | Mandaluyong |
Country | Philippines |
The Correctional Institution for Women (CIW) is a women's prison located in F. Martinez Avenue, Mauway, Mandaluyong, Metro Manila, Philippines. The prison is operated by the Bureau of Corrections.[2]
The prison first opened on a 18-hectare (44-acre) property on February 14, 1931. Previously, women inmates used to be held at the Old Bilibid Prison.[3]
When the Philippines used to execute death penalty convicts, female inmates condemned to death were held at CIW.[4] Ron Gluckman of Asiaweek described the women's death row as appearing like a secondary school.[5]
Before 2028, the now 15-hectare CIW will be closed and moved to a facility outside of Metro Manila, Gregorio Catapang Jr. announced on May 14, 2023. In January 2023, its population of inmates, at 3,297, exceeded the capacity, which was only 1,008.[6]
Facilities
[edit]The Correctional Institution for Women has three different camps namely the Maximum Security Compound which consists of the Old and New Building, the Medium Security Camp and Minimum Security Camp.[1]
External links
[edit]Media related to Correctional Institution for Women (Mandaluyong) at Wikimedia Commons
References
[edit]- ^ a b "correctional institution for women". Electronic Freedom of Information. Retrieved June 8, 2019.
- ^ "Correctional Instiutiton for Women". Bureau of Corrections. Retrieved April 21, 2015.
- ^ "Correctional Instiutiton for Women". Bureau of Corrections. Retrieved May 3, 2017.
- ^ Araneta, Sandy (October 22, 2001). "1,020 death convicts await execution". The Philippine Star. Retrieved May 3, 2017.
- ^ Gluckman, Ron (July 23, 1999). "INSIDE STORY: CRIME AND PUNISHMENT". Asiaweek. Archived from the original on May 31, 2001. Retrieved January 25, 2020. - Alternate link at Gluckman's website
- ^ Torres-Tupas, Tetch (May 15, 2023). "Correctional Institution for Women to close in 5 years". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved May 3, 2024.