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Quezon City breaks ground on new city jail
Quezon City breaks ground on new city jail
ABS-CBN News
Published Sep 06, 2018 03:24 PM PHT
MANILA- Local government officials of Quezon City broke ground Thursday on a new jail facility along Payatas Road in Bagong Silangan.
MANILA- Local government officials of Quezon City broke ground Thursday on a new jail facility along Payatas Road in Bagong Silangan.
Quezon City Mayor Herbert Bautista along with officials of the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology led the ceremonial groundbreaking on the proposed new city jail.
Quezon City Mayor Herbert Bautista along with officials of the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology led the ceremonial groundbreaking on the proposed new city jail.
Pinangunahan nina QC Mayor Herbert Bautista at BJMP Officials ang ceremonial ground breaking ng New Quezon City Jail na inaasahang 4,400 na inmate ang kakasya. Sa loob nb 2-3 taon inaasahang matatapos ang gusali sa Payatas road, Bagong Silangan, Quezon City pic.twitter.com/j03aNYo7Nm
— doland castro (@dolandcastro) September 6, 2018
Pinangunahan nina QC Mayor Herbert Bautista at BJMP Officials ang ceremonial ground breaking ng New Quezon City Jail na inaasahang 4,400 na inmate ang kakasya. Sa loob nb 2-3 taon inaasahang matatapos ang gusali sa Payatas road, Bagong Silangan, Quezon City pic.twitter.com/j03aNYo7Nm
— doland castro (@dolandcastro) September 6, 2018
The facility will be built on a 2.4-hectare lot which officials estimate can house 4,400 inmates.
The facility will be built on a 2.4-hectare lot which officials estimate can house 4,400 inmates.
Bautista said the lot was purchased by the city government for P150 million and expects the jail facility to be built in the next 2 to 3 years.
Bautista said the lot was purchased by the city government for P150 million and expects the jail facility to be built in the next 2 to 3 years.
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Once construction is finished, the BJMP said it expects the jail congestion rate in the city to go down by 71.88 percent in the male dormitory, and 53.15 percent for the female dormitory.
Once construction is finished, the BJMP said it expects the jail congestion rate in the city to go down by 71.88 percent in the male dormitory, and 53.15 percent for the female dormitory.
The city government is also eyeing a new police station and fire station beside the new jail facility.
The city government is also eyeing a new police station and fire station beside the new jail facility.
-report from Doland Castro, ABS-CBN News
-report from Doland Castro, ABS-CBN News
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