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BuCor: Another inmate possibly escaped Bilibid

Mico Abarro, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 18 02:28 PM

The Bureau of Corrections said inmate Chris Candas Ablas had been reported missing, making him the second escapee unaccounted for by authorities. Read more »

2 sa mga pumuga sa Bilibid patay sa engkuwentro

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 17 08:17 PM

Patay ang 2 sa 3 presong tumakas ngayong Lunes sa New Bilibid Prison matapos mauwi sa barilan ang follow-up operation na ikinasa laban sa kanila. Read more »

3 inmate tumakas sa Bilibid

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 17 12:11 PM

Tatlong inmate ang nakatakas mula sa Maximum Security Compound ng New Bilibid Prison nitong madaling araw ng Lunes, ayon sa pulisya. Read more »

CHR to launch probe on riots in Caloocan jail, Bilibid

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 12 02:42 PM

The CHR said it is 'gravely' worried about the common occurrence of jail riots that use contraband weapons. Read more »

Caloocan jail riot leaves six PDLs dead

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 11 11:55 AM

The riot that erupted Monday afternoon among persons PDLs at the Caloocan City Jail left six of them dead, the BJMP spokesman said Tuesday. Read more »

Pacquiao says to waive bank secrecy right if elected as President

Mico Abarro, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 05 08:01 PM

Sen. Manny Pacquiao said on Wednesday he will waive his right under the Philippines' Bank Secrecy Law and will require his appointed officials to do the same, if he is elected to the country's highest office this May. Read more »

3 PDLs dead, 14 wounded in Bilibid riot

Jeck Batallones, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 03 03:06 PM

Three PDLs died while 14 others were wounded when a riot broke out at the New Bilibid Prison in Muntinlupa City on Sunday night, an official said. Read more »

Gunmen free more than 260 inmates in Nigeria jail attack

Reuters
Posted at Nov 30 12:30 AM

Gunmen freed more than 260 inmates during an attack on a prison in Nigeria's central city of Jos, officials said, in the country's fourth such raid this year. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: November 29, 2021

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 29 11:31 PM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

Road closure in Katarungan, Muntinlupa

Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 29 07:34 PM

A woman checks a wall blocking the Insular Prison Road in Katarungan Village, Barangay Poblacion, Muntinlupa City, affecting residents, on Monday. Read more »

BuCor: Walang mali sa pagsasara ng kalsada sa Muntinlupa

Jekki Pascual, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 28 06:28 PM

Nanindigan ngayong Linggo ang Bureau of Corrections na wala silang ginawang mali nang isara nila ang isang kalsada sa Katarungan sa Muntinlupa. Read more »

Putin fires prison chief after torture, rape videos

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 25 07:37 PM

Russian President Vladimir Putin fired the head of the country's prison service on Thursday, the Kremlin said in a statement, after harrowing videos of torture and rape inside a jail were leaked. Read more »

New prison riot in Ecuador leaves 68 dead

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 14 11:22 AM

Prison inmates from rival gangs in Ecuador fought each other with guns, explosives and blades in a bloodbath that left at least 68 dead, officials said Saturday. Read more »

Myanmar junta jails Suu Kyi aide for treason

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 29 07:49 PM

Myanmar's military junta sentenced a close aide of ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi to 20 years in prison for treason. Read more »

THROWBACK: Artists behind bars

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 27 01:30 PM

'#NoFilter' features Sablayan Prison and Penal Farm inmates who discovered their talent for visual arts while serving their sentence. Read more »

Nearly 400 still at large after jailbreak in Nigeria

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 25 08:26 PM

Heavily armed men used grenades to storm the Abolongo prison in southwest state Oyo late Friday. Read more »

Venezuela political prisoner dies of COVID-19

Deisy Buitrago, Reuters
Posted at Oct 13 11:27 AM

Former Venezuelan Defense Minister and retired general Raul Baduel, considered a political prisoner by the opposition, has died after catching COVID. Read more »

More than 21,000 inmates fully vaccinated vs COVID-19

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 04 06:04 PM

More than 21,000 inmates have received complete vaccination against COVID-19, the Department of Health said Monday. Read more »

Palestinian jail breakers indicted

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Oct 04 10:06 AM

ISRAEL - Six Palestinian prisoners who made a daring escaping from an Israeli prison in September were formally indicted Sunday. Read more »

More than 100 dead in Ecuador prison clashes

Reuters
Posted at Sep 30 10:26 AM

Tuesday's clash was the most deadly act of violence ever reported in Ecuador's penitentiary system. Read more »