Less ‘sleeping like sardines’, as Philippines adopts Nelson Mandela Rules for jails

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Less ‘sleeping like sardines’, as Philippines adopts Nelson Mandela Rules for jailsThe conditions in detention facilities in the Philippines, which have been described as “inhumane” by one of the country’s Supreme Court Justices, are expected to improve dramatically as the Southeast Asian nation moves towards adopting rules which focus on the human rights and dignity of prisoners and recommend the minimum standard of treatment across detention facilities.