One tattooed inmate washes his clothes (left) as another cooks his dinner behind him on a raised platform, while a third bathes himself with a yellow bucket
Men are forced to sleep on any damp floor space they can find or in a squatted position – which causes some inmates to have a stroke – because of the severe overcrowding, he said.
Inmates have deemed the food rations served at unusual hours throughout the day and night as ‘fit for pigs.’
Dr Narag said food rations are so small, and often can contain rusty nails and cockroaches, forcing the men to go hungry or steal other inmates food..
The dirty conditions, lack of food, sweltering heat and no ventilation within the cells causes numerous inmates to become ill or develop rashes and boils, he said.
‘Inmates are prone to contagious diseases because of the poor living conditions in their cells. They sleep in overcrowded, poorly ventilated cells. The supply of potable water is very limited. Food rations have inadequate nutritional content. Sick and healthy inmates are grouped in the same cells.’
‘Every month in Quezon City Jail, around two to five inmates die of illness,’ he said.
Severe boredom also causes the men to become depressed and heightens mental health issues.
There’s no privacy behind these prison walls: An inmate is pictured cooking his dinner as another prisoner takes a bath
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