A LONG history of notorious getaways and frustrated  breakouts scars government detention centers. The prison at the Philippine National Police compound, in particular, has a reputation for laxity and negligence

Prisoners routinely escape from our national prisons, provincial penitentiaries and municipal jails. These facilities, by the way, are supervised separately by three agencies: the Department of Justice, the Department of the Interior and Local Government and the office of the provincial governor.

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