ABSTRACT

The Covid-19 pandemic poses a grave threat to the welfare of detainees and personnel in correctional facilities worldwide. This is especially true in jails and prisons with acute problems of overcrowding, such as in the Philippines, where the congestion rate hovers around 463%. This article documents shared governance practices in Manila City Jail Male Dormitory, the Philippines' most populous jail. Despite limited space and resources, jail personnel and detainees cooperatively addressed the pandemic threat. Using interviews with jail personnel and detainees, and a review of social media postings and official internal reports, we document the varied manifestations of shared governance. Specifically, jail personnel and prisoner leaders cooperated by disseminating information, crafting policies, identifying makeshift quarantine areas, assigning prisoner medical staff, and instituting discipline. The shared governance approach entails addressing the Covid-19 crisis as community and family, where prisoners actively take part in identifying, reporting, and addressing problems. While other jails and prisons in the Philippines experienced Covid-19 infections and social tensions within their facilities due to restrictive protocols, the Manila City Jail Male Dorm experienced no infections or violent incidents. Implications to theory and practice of jail governance, especially in periods of public health emergency, are discussed.

摘要

Covid-19大流行对全球惩教设施中被拘留者和人员的福利构成了严重威胁。在拥挤问题严重的监狱和监狱中尤其如此，例如在菲律宾，那里的交通拥堵率徘徊在463％左右。本文记录了菲律宾人口最多的监狱马尼拉市监狱男宿舍的共享治理实践。尽管空间和资源有限，监狱人员和被拘留者仍在合作应对这一大流行病的威胁。通过对监狱工作人员和被拘留者的采访，以及对社交媒体帖子和官方内部报告的审查，我们记录了共享治理的各种表现形式。具体来说，监狱人员和囚犯领导者通过传播信息，制定政策，确定临时隔离区，分配囚犯医务人员，并建立纪律。共享治理方法需要解决Covid-19危机作为社区和家庭的问题，囚犯在其中积极参与识别，报告和解决问题的工作。菲律宾其他监狱和监狱由于严格的规章制度而在其设施内遭受Covid-19感染和社会紧张局势，而马尼拉市监狱男性宿舍则未发生感染或暴力事件。讨论了对监狱治理的理论和实践的启示，尤其是在公共卫生紧急时期。菲律宾其他监狱和监狱由于严格的规章制度而在其设施内遭受Covid-19感染和社会紧张局势，而马尼拉市监狱男性宿舍则未发生感染或暴力事件。讨论了对监狱治理的理论和实践的启示，尤其是在公共卫生紧急时期。菲律宾其他监狱和监狱由于严格的规章制度而在其设施内遭受Covid-19感染和社会紧张局势，而马尼拉市监狱男性宿舍则未发生感染或暴力事件。讨论了对监狱治理的理论和实践的启示，尤其是在公共卫生紧急时期。