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| Location | Sampaguita Road, Muntinlupa, Philippines |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 14°22′49″N 121°01′43″E / 14.38028°N 121.02861°E |
| Status | Operational |
| Security class | minimum–maximum |
| Capacity | 6,345[1] |
| Population | 29,204[1] (as of 2022) |
| Opened | 1940 |
| Managed by | PNP Special Action Force Bureau of Corrections |
| Director | Gregorio Catapang Jr. (OIC) |
| City | Muntinlupa |
| Country | Philippines |
The New Bilibid Prison (NBP) in Muntinlupa, Metro Manila is the main insular prison designed to house the prison population of the Philippines.[2] It is maintained by the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) under the Department of Justice (DOJ). As of October 2022, the NBP housed 29,204 inmates, nearly five times its intended capacity of 6,345.[1]
Since July 2023, the DOJ has suspended admitting new inmates to the prison to address overcrowding and prison gang wars.[3] As such, BuCor Chief Gregorio Catapang Jr. has expressed plans to close down the prison by 2028 and convert it into a commercial hub, with an estimated 7,500 minimum- and medium-security inmates scheduled to be transferred to regional prisons in their respective hometowns and high-risk offenders to a supermax prison soon to open in Sablayan, Occidental Mindoro.[4][5]
- ^ a b c Bolledo, Jairo (November 21, 2022). "Even behind bars, prisoners take part in crimes. Here's why". Rappler. Retrieved November 21, 2022.
- ^ "Corrections in the Philippines". Archived from the original on April 11, 2008. Retrieved May 24, 2008. [full citation needed]
- ^ Chi, Cristina (July 28, 2023). "No new prisoners to enter Bilibid — Remulla". Philstar.com. Retrieved May 11, 2024.
- ^ "Catapang to shutter New Bilibid Prison by 2028". ABS-CBN News. April 17, 2023. Retrieved April 24, 2023.
- ^ Tupas-Torres, Tetch (January 17, 2023). "'Supermax' jail construction 'will happen… hopefully, this year' – Remulla". Inquirer.net. Retrieved April 24, 2023.