From over four years of ethnographic research we have conducted in NBP , we do n't think so . New Bilibid Prison in the Philippines has around 14,200 inmates , more than twice its capacity . The prison is located on a remote island off of Luzon and was built to hold only about 500 inmates. Philippines is planning to build a new maximum security prison to reduce congestion . Authors say modernization will fail if resources are n't allocated to replacing gang services .
New Bilibid Prison in the Philippines has around 14,200 inmates , more than twice its capacity . The prison is located on a remote island off of Luzon and was built to hold only about 500 inmates. Philippines is planning to build a new maximum security prison to reduce congestion . Authors say modernization will fail if resources are n't allocated to replacing gang services .