MANILA (Mindanao Examiner / Nov. 21, 2012) – Prison managers from nine countries discussed overcrowding in prisons during the two-day Asia-Pacific Seminar on Correctional Management in Manila.
The seminar, which ended Wednesday, focused on how to mitigate overcrowding in prisons and its effects, and how to involve the whole criminal justice system in finding solutions.
“Overcrowding in prisons is a serious concern, as it affects the well-being of inmates. We have been working with prison authorities in the Asia-Pacific region to address the causes and consequences. By providing a forum to share best practices, we aim to help prison authorities find new solutions to some of the problems they face,” Alain Aeschlimann, ICRC Head of Operations in East Asia, South-East Asia and the Pacific, said in a statement sent to the Mindanao Examiner.
Prison managers from Cambodia, Fiji, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines and Thailand attended the ICRC-facilitated seminar, the first in the region.
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