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Inmates sleep at Quezon City Jail in Manila, Philippines November 5, 2016. Nearly 2,300 drug users and dealers have been killed in police operations or by suspected vigilantes since Duterte took office on June 30, according to the Philippines police. Thousands more have been arrested, filling the country's already seething jails to bursting point. Quezon City Jail was built to hold 800 inmates but is now home to over 3,400 – far too many for its cell area, which is roughly equivalent to three basketball courts. In mid-August, as Duterte's anti-narcotics campaign intensified, the population briefly topped 4,000 until the jail insisted that detainees were sent elsewhere. (Photo by Damir Sagolj/Reuters)

Inmates sleep at Quezon City Jail in Manila, Philippines November 5, 2016. Nearly 2,300 drug users and dealers have been killed in police operations or by suspected vigilantes since Duterte took office on June 30, according to the Philippines police. Thousands more have been arrested, filling the country's already seething jails to bursting point. Quezon City Jail was built to hold 800 inmates but is now home to over 3,400 – far too many for its cell area, which is roughly equivalent to three basketball courts. In mid-August, as Duterte's anti-narcotics campaign intensified, the population briefly topped 4,000 until the jail insisted that detainees were sent elsewhere. (Photo by Damir Sagolj/Reuters)



A guard points at inmates gathered at the basketball court for a head count before going to sleep at Quezon City Jail in Manila, Philippines October 18, 2016. (Photo by Damir Sagolj/Reuters)

A guard points at inmates gathered at the basketball court for a head count before going to sleep at Quezon City Jail in Manila, Philippines October 18, 2016. (Photo by Damir Sagolj/Reuters)



Inmates sleep in the open at Quezon City Jail in Manila, Philippines, November 5, 2016. (Photo by Damir Sagolj/Reuters)

Inmates sleep in the open at Quezon City Jail in Manila, Philippines, November 5, 2016. (Photo by Damir Sagolj/Reuters)



Inmates wait to be taken from Quezon City Jail to court hearings in Manila, Philippines October 19, 2016. (Photo by Damir Sagolj/Reuters)

Inmates wait to be taken from Quezon City Jail to court hearings in Manila, Philippines October 19, 2016. (Photo by Damir Sagolj/Reuters)



A religious picture is placed next to a microphone and sound system at the chapel of Quezon City Jail in Manila, Philippines October 19, 2016. (Photo by Damir Sagolj/Reuters)

A religious picture is placed next to a microphone and sound system at the chapel of Quezon City Jail in Manila, Philippines October 19, 2016. (Photo by Damir Sagolj/Reuters)



Inmates dance during routine morning exercise at the court inside Quezon City Jail in Manila, Philippines October 19, 2016. (Photo by Damir Sagolj/Reuters)

Inmates dance during routine morning exercise at the court inside Quezon City Jail in Manila, Philippines October 19, 2016. (Photo by Damir Sagolj/Reuters)



Inmates play with a cat at Quezon City Jail in Manila, Philippines October 19, 2016. (Photo by Damir Sagolj/Reuters)

Inmates play with a cat at Quezon City Jail in Manila, Philippines October 19, 2016. (Photo by Damir Sagolj/Reuters)



Inmates watch a movie at Quezon City Jail in Manila, Philippines October 19, 2016. (Photo by Damir Sagolj/Reuters)

Inmates watch a movie at Quezon City Jail in Manila, Philippines October 19, 2016. (Photo by Damir Sagolj/Reuters)



An inmate covers his head as he passes the time inside Quezon City Jail in Manila, Philippines October 19, 2016. (Photo by Damir Sagolj/Reuters)

An inmate covers his head as he passes the time inside Quezon City Jail in Manila, Philippines October 19, 2016. (Photo by Damir Sagolj/Reuters)



Inmates pass the time at Quezon City Jail in Manila, Philippines October 19, 2016. (Photo by Damir Sagolj/Reuters)

Inmates pass the time at Quezon City Jail in Manila, Philippines October 19, 2016. (Photo by Damir Sagolj/Reuters)



Guards check the lists as inmates are taken from Quezon City Jail to court hearings in Manila, Philippines October 19, 2016. (Photo by Damir Sagolj/Reuters)

Guards check the lists as inmates are taken from Quezon City Jail to court hearings in Manila, Philippines October 19, 2016. (Photo by Damir Sagolj/Reuters)



Inmates have their hair cut at Quezon City Jail in Manila, Philippines October 19, 2016. (Photo by Damir Sagolj/Reuters)

Inmates have their hair cut at Quezon City Jail in Manila, Philippines October 19, 2016. (Photo by Damir Sagolj/Reuters)



Inmates are handcuffed to each other as guards take them from Quezon City Jail to court hearings in Manila, Philippines October 19, 2016. (Photo by Damir Sagolj/Reuters)

Inmates are handcuffed to each other as guards take them from Quezon City Jail to court hearings in Manila, Philippines October 19, 2016. (Photo by Damir Sagolj/Reuters)



A tattoo is seen on the neck of an inmate in an underground cell of Quezon City Jail in Manila, Philippines October 19, 2016. (Photo by Damir Sagolj/Reuters)

A tattoo is seen on the neck of an inmate in an underground cell of Quezon City Jail in Manila, Philippines October 19, 2016. (Photo by Damir Sagolj/Reuters)



Inmates are handcuffed to each other as they are brought back from hearings to Quezon City Jail in Manila, Philippines October 19, 2016. (Photo by Damir Sagolj/Reuters)

Inmates are handcuffed to each other as they are brought back from hearings to Quezon City Jail in Manila, Philippines October 19, 2016. (Photo by Damir Sagolj/Reuters)



A cat is tied to the leg of a sleeping inmate inside Quezon City Jail in Manila, Philippines October 19, 2016. (Photo by Damir Sagolj/Reuters)

A cat is tied to the leg of a sleeping inmate inside Quezon City Jail in Manila, Philippines October 19, 2016. (Photo by Damir Sagolj/Reuters)



Inmates sleep inside Quezon City Jail in Manila, Philippines October 19, 2016. (Photo by Damir Sagolj/Reuters)

Inmates sleep inside Quezon City Jail in Manila, Philippines October 19, 2016. (Photo by Damir Sagolj/Reuters)



Inmates sleep inside Quezon City Jail in Manila, Philippines October 19, 2016. (Photo by Damir Sagolj/Reuters)

Inmates sleep inside Quezon City Jail in Manila, Philippines October 19, 2016. (Photo by Damir Sagolj/Reuters)



A guitar is placed inside a closet at the chapel of Quezon City Jail in Manila, Philippines October 19, 2016. (Photo by Damir Sagolj/Reuters)

A guitar is placed inside a closet at the chapel of Quezon City Jail in Manila, Philippines October 19, 2016. (Photo by Damir Sagolj/Reuters)



An inmate who is about to be released wears a wristband with the name of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte at Quezon City Jail in Manila, Philippines late October 18, 2016. (Photo by Damir Sagolj/Reuters)

An inmate who is about to be released wears a wristband with the name of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte at Quezon City Jail in Manila, Philippines late October 18, 2016. (Photo by Damir Sagolj/Reuters)



A security guard checks his phone as he watches over inmates inside Quezon City Jail in Manila, Philippines October 19, 2016. (Photo by Damir Sagolj/Reuters)

A security guard checks his phone as he watches over inmates inside Quezon City Jail in Manila, Philippines October 19, 2016. (Photo by Damir Sagolj/Reuters)



“Welcome to Hell” is written on the stairs inside Quezon City Jail in Manila, Philippines October 19, 2016. (Photo by Damir Sagolj/Reuters)

“Welcome to Hell” is written on the stairs inside Quezon City Jail in Manila, Philippines October 19, 2016. (Photo by Damir Sagolj/Reuters)



Inmates sleep inside Quezon City Jail in Manila, Philippines October 19, 2016. (Photo by Damir Sagolj/Reuters)

Inmates sleep inside Quezon City Jail in Manila, Philippines October 19, 2016. (Photo by Damir Sagolj/Reuters)
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