Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's war on drugs has prisons overflowing

By Lindsay Murdoch
Updated September 29 2016 - 1:08am, first published September 28 2016 - 10:08pm
Some of the 3562 Inmates sleep on any space they can find in a classroom in Quezon city jail, Philippines.  Photo: Kate Geraghty
Some of the 3562 Inmates sleep on any space they can find in a classroom in Quezon city jail, Philippines. Photo: Kate Geraghty
An inmates embraces a kitten as he rests in Quezon city jail, Philippines.  Photo: Kate Geraghty
An inmates embraces a kitten as he rests in Quezon city jail, Philippines. Photo: Kate Geraghty
Quezon city jail has a congestion rate of 1181.30 per cent.  Photo: Kate Geraghty
Quezon city jail has a congestion rate of 1181.30 per cent. Photo: Kate Geraghty
Inmates go through their morning routine at Quezon city jail. Photo: Kate Geraghty
Inmates go through their morning routine at Quezon city jail. Photo: Kate Geraghty
Prisoners sing and dance during an exercise routine inside Quezon city jail, Philippines. . Photo: Kate Geraghty
Prisoners sing and dance during an exercise routine inside Quezon city jail, Philippines. . Photo: Kate Geraghty
Prisoners sleep in a classroom in Quezon city jail. Photo: Kate Geraghty
Prisoners sleep in a classroom in Quezon city jail. Photo: Kate Geraghty
Quezon city jail in the Philippines is overflowing with people arrested during President Rodrigo Duterte's drug crackdown.  Photo: Kate Geraghty
Quezon city jail in the Philippines is overflowing with people arrested during President Rodrigo Duterte's drug crackdown. Photo: Kate Geraghty
Ruth-Jane Sombrio whose husband was shot dead at home, with her daughter Rogielyn and son Rogie Sebastian. Photo: Kate Geraghty
Ruth-Jane Sombrio whose husband was shot dead at home, with her daughter Rogielyn and son Rogie Sebastian. Photo: Kate Geraghty

 Quezon City, Philippines: Surely there can be few places as miserable as the jail in metropolitan Manila's most populous city as president Rodrigo Duterte wages his deadly war on drugs across the Philippines.

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