Photographer’s Note
A picture of one of the rice fields in Iwahig prison on Palawan, Philippines. It is a open-colony prisoner where some can roam free and can live with their families and have a job. Wikipedia says:
"The Iwahig Prison and Penal Farm was originally set up in 1902 by the United States to house Philippine prisoners who had fought against the American colonization of the Philippines. Today, situated on the lush island of Palawan, only 30 minutes by road from Puerto Princesa City, Iwahig is unique among penal institutions. Despite the fact that most of the 2,300 inmates have been convicted of homicide, the majority are minimum security prisoners and are thus not locked up within the colony. Instead, these minimum security inmates live in dormitories and work on one of the many agricultural projects located within the prison farm. Prisoners who are deemed to be at risk of escaping are confined to medium or maximum security areas, where they are monitored, but these prisoners comprise less than fifty percent of the Iwahig population."
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Photo Information
- Copyright: Quncy Brndt (stickbugg) (48)
- Genre: Places
- Medium: Color
- Date Taken: 2008-04-21
- Categories: Daily Life
- Exposure: f/5.0, 1/1000 seconds
- More Photo Info: view
- Photo Version: Original Version
- Date Submitted: 2008-09-10 19:14








