Prison inmates are seen at the crowded courtyard of the Quezon City jail in Manila, the Philippines.- AFP
MANILA (Xinhua): The Philippines has released a total of 22,522 inmates in an effort to decongest the country's overcrowded jails amid a rising number of Covid-19 cases in the country, a Supreme Court official said on Friday (May 29).
Court Administrator Jose Midas Marquez said the 22,522 persons deprived of liberty have been released since the lockdown imposed in mid-March to halt the spread of the virus.
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