Jail Decongestion Program
HLAF's Jail Decongestion Program (JD) has run since HLAF's establishment and has since evolved from a traditional lawyering project into an alternative lawyering program.
We decongest jails not only by providing legal and paralegal assistance to PDLs but we also focus on improving the perspective, attitudes and knowledge of duty-bearers and the community.
Our Jail Decongestion Stories
dignity through freedom
Jail Decongestion – A 2022 glimpse
Over-congestion has always been the primary challenge of jails in the Philippines. Life in city, municipal, provincial jails and penitentiaries are brutalized by overcrowding. Overcrowding
Understanding the Needs, Breaking Down Barriers: Mental Health Issues and the Well-Being of PDLs in Quezon City Jail
By: Mary Ann Cortez Have you ever wondered what a normal day in the life of a social worker in a prison is like? This
Not back to black: COVID 19, Decreasing Cases, Philippine Jail Situations
Despite the glaring data that there is a drastic decrease of COVID-19 cases in the Philippines, it may be imperative to know what the current
Ang Mapagligtas na Karanasan
As we support Prison Awareness Sunday and the National Correctional Consciousness Week, here’s HLAF’s exceptional story of Kuya Freddie. For many reasons, Alfredo has often
Hygiene Kits for COVID-19 Response in Philippine Jails
The Humanitarian Legal Assistance Foundation, Inc. (HLAF) joins the utmost efforts of the government, civil society organizations, non-government organizations, private companies, and individuals at this
JAIL OFFICERS AND PDLS IN THE TIME OF COVID
It would only take a matter of time before the corona virus disease or COVID-19 enter Philippine jails. “All prisons and jails should anticipate that
Our Accomplishments
1 January 2021 - 31 December 2021
were released through the combined efforts of the partners jails, PDL volunteers and HLAF volunteers, interns and staff
trained as paralegals to provide paralegal services to their fellow PDLs.
trained, capacitated and empowered to provide support to PDLs in their areas.
