0:11 a different
0:15 world which only the strongest
0:18 endure life in Billy bid is very
0:29 punished anyone screwing up ends up in
0:31 solitary confin
0:34 all this behind [Music]
0:35 [Music] bars
0:36 bars [Music]
0:40 [Music] gangs
0:56 harassment a daily survival of the [Music]
0:58 [Music] fittest
1:01 fittest
1:11 world Manila the capital of the
1:14 Philippines a city of
1:17 extremes on the oneand Modern
1:23 Skyscrapers luxurious shopping malls and
1:27 wealth on the other hand extreme
1:30 Poverty onethird of manila's 13 million
1:32 inhabitants live in
1:35 slums lives dominated by violence and
1:38 crime huge quantities of cocaine and
1:41 heroin are being constantly found in
1:44 police raids Fierce battles rage between
1:51 drugs anyone caught by the police ends
1:55 up here a new Billy bid prison the main
1:57 prison in the
2:00 Philippines camp sagu
2:03 is part of a mega Prison Complex and is
2:06 one of the toughest prisons in the
2:09 world it was designed to hold
2:13 1,500 offenders but more than 8,000 are
2:16 currently incarcerated here that means
2:19 up to 90 hardened criminals crammed into
2:23 25 squ met cells and catastrophic hygienic
2:31 conditions every week new inmates arrive
2:34 making the situation even [Applause]
2:36 [Applause]
2:39 worse on arrival the men go through a
2:42 rigorous admissions [Music]
2:44 [Music]
2:53 guards I count the prisoners
3:02 PES I'm also looking for cigarettes and
3:08 objects the biggest threat is a new
3:12 arrival smuggling weapons into the jail
3:14 at worst these weapons could be used to incite
3:23 riots next prisoners are given numbers
3:26 to replace their names their
3:29 personalities are reduced to just a few digits
3:38 to remember your prisoner number well
3:42 okay we carry out regular head counts we
3:44 need you to keep to the
3:46 rules are we clear about the
3:50 numbers and are we clear about the
3:53 rules don't forget if you want an early
4:01 rules one one of the new arrivals is
4:03 35-year-old rondelle he has been
4:06 convicted of attempted murder an
4:14 jealousy I have no idea what to expect
4:18 now I never thought I'd end up
4:25 it maybe I can go back to school here
4:27 and then have more opportunities when I
4:28 get out of prison
4:44 Wings Camp sagita prison has a total of seven
4:51 wings wings one and two hold prisoners
5:00 manslaughter Wing four houses the prison
5:09 undisturbed Wing six is for those jailed
5:12 for drug rated offenses they should not
5:19 others Wings five and seven are for
5:22 older prisoners and foreigners These
5:36 infirmary solitary confinement and a
5:38 section housing inmates who work for the prison
5:43 Administration it's the turn of new
5:46 arrival Rondell under close guard he
5:59 interior guards assigned Rondell to Wing
6:03 won the Jail's most notorious Wing the
6:05 most violent criminals are held here
6:20 scared I hope the others won't do
6:21 anything to
6:24 me Rond Del was living a normal life
6:28 until 2 years ago no gangs no drugs then
6:31 he got into to a fight and almost killed
6:42 completely he now shares a cell with
6:45 dangerous criminals gang members Thugs and
6:53 thieves Wing one is hopelessly
6:56 overcrowded like the rest of the
6:59 jail the overcrowding is due to an anti
7:01 drug campaign by former president
7:05 dwti during his 6 years in office the
7:07 police arrested more than
7:11 350,000 people for drug offenses alone
7:13 resulting in prisons in the Philippines
7:15 bursting at the
7:18 seams new arrival Rondell is assigned to
7:22 cell 119 by the guards the cell leader
7:30 him
7:42 behaves cell 119 is also massively
7:44 overcrowded no one here likes having to
7:53 person the cell leader shows Rondell his
7:56 bunk as the new guy he gets the worst
7:58 spot in the cell right next to the toilet
8:06 okay every available space in the cell
8:09 is used for sleeping including the floor
8:17 inmates despite night temperatures
8:22 exceeding 30° C there is just one fan
8:28 cell to live together under these
8:35 rules the most important thing that you
8:37 have to remember and
8:41 here is that you cannot cannot lose your
8:45 temper and you must keep to the prison
8:48 rules because if you actually end up
8:51 getting into a quarrel with someone
8:53 you're going to get everyone around you
8:56 into a lot of
8:59 trouble the guards punish any quarrels
9:09 harshly I'm glad and grateful that the
9:12 cell leader has accepted me and given me
9:14 somewhere to
9:17 sleep during his first night Rondell
9:21 will not leave his bunk at night when
9:24 everyone is in the cell there is simply
9:28 no room for prisoners to move around
9:36 the cells are so full that some
9:46 yard the next morning the city is slowly
9:53 life at the new Billy bid prison the day
9:56 starts at 6:00 sharp with the morning head
9:58 head count
10:05 [Applause]
10:07 now we count the inmates in each
10:16 time 25 cells spread over three
10:19 floors each cell holds around 90
10:22 prisoners to keep control despite the
10:25 overcrowding guards count the prisoners
10:28 several times a day
10:47 2 8 9 10 11 12 14 29 30 31 32 33 34
10:55 number during the headcount the guards
10:57 also check that everything is in order
10:59 in the cells whether there's a dispute
11:02 or someone is sick so far everything looks
11:04 looks
11:07 good the guards now check the cell of
11:20 Rondell 11 13 14 15 16 17 19 20 21 22 37
11:23 38 39 14
11:26 41 overcrowded cells have been a
11:28 miserable daily reality for most inmates
11:29 for years
11:33 and for Rondell the situation is very
11:36 stressful I hardly slept at all last
11:59 suspiciously [Music]
12:00 [Music]
12:03 after the morning headcount inmates stay
12:08 wings they can't yet go out into the
12:11 prison's large inner yard which at least
12:23 space breakfast is served at 7 o'
12:27 sharp first the old and higher ranking
12:30 prisoners new arrival rondelle has to
12:34 wait and hope that there is still some
12:43 him his fellow inmates use the time to
12:52 rules the most important thing is to
12:55 obey the gods follow the rules and keep
12:57 out of
13:00 fights if you don't cause problems for
13:03 the gods they'll leave you alone and
13:10 easier finally it's rondelle's turn his
13:13 first meal since entering the prison
13:24 soup meals are eaten in the cells
13:27 because the prison doesn't have a canteen
13:35 the food is well let's say it's
13:43 bit but food is the least of rondelle's
13:51 moment I have no idea what will happen
13:54 today I'm keeping a low profile and
14:00 me
14:08 trouble the worst thing is I'm really
14:13 children while the other inmates are
14:16 killing time [Music]
14:26 [Music]
14:34 cell this is our toilet and
14:46 buckets there's a schedule for
14:51 showering it starts at 12:00 no um at
14:54 1:00 it's
14:58 tough just one bathroom for 92 people no
15:01 running water catastrophic hygienic
15:10 cell it's okay where I
15:13 sleep but it's really hot and humid in
15:16 here it's hard to cope
15:24 fan my pre-trial jail was
15:26 different far less harsher than here in Billy
15:27 Billy
15:40 strict there's no privacy nowhere to put
15:43 your personal belongings at least not
15:44 for most
15:47 inmates those at the top get the luxury
15:49 of a tiny
15:56 here in
15:59 that a luxury that a new arrival like
16:08 of despite the overcrowding the
16:10 situation in the prison is relatively
16:13 manageable as long as the inmates remain
16:21 wings until being L out into the yard
16:24 between 8:00 in the morning and 3:00
16:26 p.m. prisoners are permitted to roam
16:29 around the entire prison ground
16:32 for the guards it is the most dangerous
16:36 part of the day all 8,000 prisoners from
16:38 the different Wings come together
16:46 inevitable to keep the situation under
16:49 control there is the inmate control
16:52 Administration eeka for
16:55 short specially selected prisoners work
16:57 as assistant
17:02 guards they can intervene at any time
17:03 also with
17:06 Force they get privileges rather than
17:09 money for their work for example their own
17:17 accommodation video surveillance is also
17:27 yard Rondell has an important
17:30 appointment the new arrivals are getting
17:47 Al one more signature and Rondell is
17:51 finally an inmate at new Billy bid
17:54 prison he now has to wear his T-shirt
18:05 meanwhile at the other end of the prison
18:10 lunch is being prepared for the 8,000
18:14 prisoners three meals per day are
18:18 provided inmates do the cooking like in
18:20 any prison a job in the kitchen is extremely
18:26 popular we don't get any money but
18:28 that's actually okay
18:30 the work is a
18:33 distraction and we feel we are doing
18:35 something useful by cooking for our fellow
18:37 fellow
18:40 inmates a kitchen job is only open to
18:42 those who have passed a psychological
18:45 test and who have not been in any kind
18:46 of trouble in the
18:49 prison guards keep a close eye on the
18:56 times my main task is to stop arguments
19:09 important with all the people working
19:11 with sharp
19:14 knives the prisoners have knives but the
19:17 guards are unarmed their only option in
19:21 an emergency is to raise the Alarm by
19:25 radio all of course it's
19:27 risky especially as we don't carry weapons
19:29 weapons
19:32 before each shift I pray that nothing
19:33 bad will
19:37 happen officer dearo has been lucky so
19:40 far but it's not something he can ever
19:41 be certain
19:44 of the prison serves up to 4 and 1/2
19:47 tons of rice to the inmates every day
19:50 this sounds like a huge quantity but it
19:53 amounts to just 500 G of rice per
19:56 prisoner per day plus some vegetables or
20:00 fish just just enough to survive but too
20:07 stomach those with enough money from
20:10 relatives can buy extra food at the prison
20:15 Market almost everything is available
20:19 here from fresh fish and meat to soft ice
20:25 cream the Stalls are run by inmates they
20:28 buy the goods from the prison management
20:35 profit it's a system that mainly
20:38 benefits the prison it saves money on
20:49 content one of the Traders is ranilo
20:57 drugs I began building a new life for
21:00 myself here when I arrived in
21:03 2019 and that's when I asked the guard
21:05 in charge for permission to have the
21:08 stall and he gave it to me and I decided
21:10 I was going to do it like this so I can
21:12 cover my daily needs and not have to
21:14 burden my
21:17 family inmates also have to provide
21:20 their own toothpaste soap and
21:22 clothing those without money don't have
21:29 prison
21:32 outside prison I had a vegetable stall
21:42 businessman I would say I have a pretty
21:47 business on a regular day I'll take in
21:49 around 700
21:53 pesos and I'll end up with a 150 pesos
21:59 over the equivalent of
22:02 $260 enough to live a relatively good
22:12 prison new Billy bid prison one of the
22:27 world the next headcount is due inmates
22:30 must return to their C if they're not
22:33 there they'll get into
22:37 trouble we report any violation of the
22:40 rules another department will then
22:42 decide on the
22:44 punishment anyone regularly getting into
23:06 at 12:00 sharp the last prisoner Returns
23:17 prisoners I closed the cells after
23:24 situation lock up however is not until the
23:28 evening
23:31 each Wing is staffed by just two guards per
23:32 per
23:37 shift two guards for more than 2,000
23:40 prisoners head counts are the only way
23:50 check if someone is missing we will
23:52 quickly notice
23:56 it we count the prison as four times a
24:07 p.m. the guards are unarmed during
24:16 afraid it's my
24:23 risks but I have to deal with
24:26 them and we have people watching out for us
24:28 us
24:31 despite the Staffing problems a clever
24:34 system of control is in place to prevent
24:36 the prison from descending into
24:39 chaos selected inmates working for the
24:42 prison management ensure order and
24:45 security Prevail within the
24:48 wings in addition to the cell leaders
24:58 governors as the governor I'm respons
24:59 for security in this
25:03 building talking to people making sure they
25:04 they
25:06 behave there is actually a chance for
25:09 early release from this prison that's
25:11 why I keep telling them reminding them
25:21 guards Governors are selected by the
25:24 prison Jimmy Tang used to be a police
25:28 chief in a small municipality until he
25:29 shot dead a
25:33 colleague allegedly in
25:36 self-defense he found being on the other
25:40 side extremely difficult at
25:43 first actually I've come face to face
25:45 here with some of the people that I put
25:47 in jail back when I was chief of
25:50 police and honestly at first I feared
25:53 for my life because I thought they could
25:54 actually kill
25:58 me many of the inmates are former gang
26:00 members they meet their Archen enemies
26:03 in jail and might even have to share a
26:06 cell with them the prison takes a hard
26:09 line to prevent
26:13 fights gang activities were quite common
26:16 but now gangs are strictly forbidden
26:21 here we've virtually wiped them all out
26:23 gang leaders in this prison have also
26:25 agreed to
26:28 it people must learn to coexist
26:30 they have learned to coexist to get
26:33 along with each other just as they will
26:36 have to do later when they are free and
26:39 living a normal life on the
26:43 outside any gang activity is punished
26:46 any gang tattoos are made unrecognizable
26:54 management it's a measure that is having
26:57 a positive impact disputes and fights
27:05 here the guards are still doing the head [Music]
27:07 [Music]
27:10 count they carefully count everyone in
27:13 each cell after all the worst criminals
27:25 [Music]
27:29 here I checked all the sales
27:31 the numbers are
27:36 correct all inmates are present nobody's
27:39 missing there's one thing the guards
27:42 fear the most that one of the inmates
27:48 [Applause]
27:50 escape to ensure that this does not
27:54 happen a 6 M High double fence made of
27:57 Barb Wire surrounds the prison getting
28:04 impossible 10 watchtowers also surround
28:06 the prison
28:09 complex they give guards a view of every
28:11 meter of the [Music]
28:18 fence high voltage current ensures that
28:21 no one climbs over the
28:24 fence even slight contact will be
28:29 sufficient to immobilize or even kill a person
28:31 person
28:34 Andi I have strict orders to shoot any
28:43 escape some have tried but so far no one
28:46 has managed to escape from this
28:49 prison heavily armed security guards at
28:51 the entrance ensure that nothing can be
28:57 prison at the beginning of a ship the
29:00 guards search each other everyone is
29:11 cigarettes despite all the checks as in
29:14 any prison inmates still find ways to
29:17 smuggle in Forbidden items so sell raids
29:20 take place daily
29:22 daily
29:26 okay today we're searching Wing 4 A
29:27 A
29:30 your job is to secure the building and
29:36 us guard the doors so no one can enter
29:43 cells
29:46 understood okay let's
29:49 go prison management determines when and
29:52 where a raid will take place even the
29:54 guards don't know beforehand which Wing
29:56 they will be
29:58 searching in mates won't get any
30:11 away EAS also assist guards here first
30:20 block every inmate is thoroughly
30:41 search no one can then later claim that
30:48 them the guards are looking for drugs
31:05 we check every inch
31:07 inch wall
31:16 here resarch the cupboards and under the
31:19 beds and we check for anything inside the
31:21 the
31:23 pillowcases or in their
31:26 bedding they often try to hide stuff in it
31:28 it
31:45 thorough the EA in particular know no
31:48 mercy if they miss anything they could
31:56 [Applause]
32:00 privileges okay all right we're
32:03 done we found nothing prohibited nothing
32:06 illegal this Wing is clean very good
32:09 come on everybody out pull out pull
32:12 out nothing was found
32:16 today but the rans sack cells clearly
32:19 demonstrate to inmates who is in charge
32:26 [Music] prison
32:33 whoever violates the prison rules will
32:37 eventually end up here in solitary
32:40 confinement known as
32:43 bolina a sparse cell with no bed or
32:47 television minimum stay 4
32:50 weeks Kimberly who is half American has
32:53 even been here for half a year
32:57 ostensibly for his own protection he got
32:59 got into fights with several other
33:01 inmates it's really hard because you
33:03 have no
33:05 visitations all of your privileges they
33:06 were going to remove it from you they
33:08 are all walking around they are playing
33:10 basketball I get jealous cuz I am I'm an
33:14 athlete supposed to play with them but
33:15 the thing is I'm not
33:18 allowed Kimberly has spent the past 6
33:21 months watching the others from afar but
33:23 at least he is sharing the sparse cell
33:25 with two other inmates at the
33:30 moment the first time that I been here
33:33 uh it's really hard for me especially
33:36 I'm alone here that time
33:39 I'm getting into crazy yeah I'm talking
33:41 to myself that time because I'm alone
33:44 I've been six months here so that 6
33:49 months maybe it's enough for me to you
33:54 know to go out it remains uncertain when
33:56 Kimberly will be allowed back in the
33:57 regular wing
34:00 one thing is for sure he will do
34:04 everything he can to never end up here
34:07 again to avoid getting into such a
34:09 situation in the first place new arrival
34:12 Rondell stays in his cell during yard
34:16 time and starts making friends one thing
34:23 here the worst thing is being away from my
34:25 my
34:37 here yes and there's absolutely nothing
34:47 it then it's time for sell chores as a
34:50 new arrival Rondell has to do the most
34:58 tasks we need to get water for the entire
35:04 cell they're going to the water filling
35:06 station on the other side of the
35:11 yard we have to line up over
35:14 there does it cost
35:16 anything no the water's
35:19 free but we have to get water for
35:21 everyone from now on you're going to
35:29 day the pron was first opened in 1940
35:32 and has never really been modernized
35:35 since the few water pipes to the cells
35:38 are half gone and the water contaminated with
35:39 with
35:43 germs Rondell will now have to carry 100
35:45 lers of water from the water station to
35:48 the cell every day until the next new arrival
35:50 arrival
35:53 comes fortunately my friend is helping
35:55 me carry the water back to the cell
35:58 cell [Applause]
36:06 go daytime at new Billy bid prison is
36:09 coming to an end this means that
36:11 prisoners will soon be crammed together
36:14 again into a very small
36:18 space at night everyone is locked in
36:20 their cells for many this is
36:22 psychologically very
36:25 stressful it's therefore another
36:27 critical moment for the guards who are
36:30 now at least armed with a
36:33 baton exactly I locked the CES at 6:00
36:35 shop inmates with jobs also have to be
36:50 then for the inmates the worst part of
36:58 begins they will spend the next 12 hours
37:05 cells it is virtually impossible to move
37:11 distractions they're alone with their
37:22 fears new arrival Rondell is learning
37:27 way
37:29 life in here is really
37:32 tough things that are easy to do on the
37:35 outside suddenly become impossible
37:40 here and it's so crowded many here are
37:43 lonely they come from far away parts of
37:45 the Philippines and never get visitors
37:57 easy
38:00 Trader ronilo has at least a little
38:03 privacy he's only been here 3 years but
38:05 he still has the luxury of his own
38:12 it I ended up getting this cubicle to
38:14 myself because I worked for the occupant
38:16 who lived here
38:19 before among other things I did is
38:21 laundry for
38:24 months the cubicle measures just a tiny
38:27 1 and A2 Square met
38:29 but it provides a space for peace and
38:31 his personal [Music]
38:42 things I have a wife and three daughters
38:43 on the
38:47 outside they standing with
38:49 me I really missed them and I pray to
38:53 God that I can be with them again
38:56 soon in the Philippines families are
39:00 very important Rolo's most valuable
39:03 possession are the photos of his [Music]
39:08 [Music]
39:10 children I look at their pictures
39:13 whenever I'm missing them a whole
39:17 lot he also gets comfort from his cats
39:21 they're a kind of substitute family she
39:27 Christine this one is alas
39:35 [Music]
39:48 evening time for the evening
39:51 headcount although the inmates are
39:54 locked up the guards again count the
40:03 now we're doing the last count of the
40:19 escape the guards are therefore especially
40:32 after the head count it's lights
40:37 out the TV has to be switched off it's
40:39 the only thing distracting the inmates
40:42 at least a little from their [Music]
40:45 [Music]
40:48 situation packed tightly together they
40:51 get ready for the long night ahead many
41:03 then the only light in the cell goes
41:06 out only after the guards have closed
41:17 sleep the cells are so crowded that some
41:19 inmates have to sleep
41:23 outside a privilege given the
41:27 circumstances a privilege only GR Ed to
41:35 sick one last Security check in the [Applause]
41:52 then we' finished our rounds
41:55 now now we can take a break
41:57 break
41:58 the midnight rounds will be done by
42:01 other colleagues
42:10 rest guards at new Billy bed prison work
42:18 off breaks are taken in a separate area
42:20 inside the
42:25 prison the office also serves as a dormatory
42:27 dormatory
42:31 for guard kabili it remains his dream
42:34 job at first I found the job really hard
42:37 but I've gotten used to it now I provide
42:39 security that's what I like about being a
42:53 night while guard kabil and his
42:55 colleagues are taking their break the
42:58 EAS ensure peace and quiet is maintained
43:00 throughout the
43:21 Rondell he has another very special job
43:25 to do a job that every new arrival has
43:35 months my task is to be the
43:38 Watcher I watch the others sleep and
43:48 nightmares I then wake them so that nothing
43:50 nothing
43:58 anyone I do this for a few hours then
44:00 somebody else takes
44:27 later
44:37 prison prisoners are allowed visitors
44:56 eagerly [Music]
44:57 [Music]
44:59 rondelle is getting a visit from his
45:11 you mayay couldn't come with
45:14 me her father had been really ill and
45:18 has now died that's terrible how is
45:22 she Rondell has not seen his sister
45:25 since his arrest two years ago the
45:28 pre-trial prison was too far away and
45:31 the trip was too expensive for a [Music]
45:33 [Music] [Applause]
45:35 [Applause]
45:37 sister I'm very
45:45 lonely but not anymore knowing someone
45:47 is out there waiting for me and thinking
45:51 about me keeps me motivated and gives me
45:54 hope I'm missing my family so much
45:56 much
45:58 I would be even happier if my children
46:01 could come but that's not
46:05 allowed they have just 1 hour then
46:08 visiting time is [Music]
46:15 over I'm glad he's okay and hope he gets out
46:17 out
46:20 soon saying goodbye is difficult for
46:24 both of them Rondell will be alone again
46:26 far away from his [Music]
46:35 family until the next visit he'll have
46:38 to cope with his situation by himself
46:42 the crowded dorms the task a new arrival
46:51 future it's been okay so
46:54 far I stay in the cellar lots and only
47:01 first I don't want any trouble with
47:03 other inmates or
47:06 guards if I don't leave my cell I won't
47:14 fights I want to get out of here as soon
47:16 as possible and get back to my kids and my
47:18 my
47:21 family but a lot of time will pass
47:25 before then time in which he wouldn't
47:35 wrong ranillo has at least 10 years
47:41 him it's a long time and one of the
47:56 prisons [Music]
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