In Pictures: Inmates of Manila's Quezon City Jail

An estimated 90,000 over people have been arrested as part of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's war on drugs, overwhelming the country's under-resourced judicial system and further adding pressure on jails that are already overcrowded with inmates.

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Sep 05, 2017, 02:28 PM

Inmates during a flag raising ceremony inside the Quezon City Jail in Manila, on July 11, 2017. PHOTO: AFP

Inmates sleeping inside the Quezon City Jail in Manila on July 27, 2017. PHOTO: AFP

Inmates inside the Quezon City Jail in Manila on July 11, 2017. PHOTO: AFP

Inmate playing with a cat inside the Quezon City Jail in Manila on July 11, 2017. PHOTO: AFP

Inmates attending a flag raising ceremony inside the Quezon City Jail in Manila on July 11, 2017. PHOTO: AFP

Inmates sleeping during a rainy night inside the Quezon City Jail in Manila on July 27, 2017. PHOTO: AFP

Inmates attending a basic electrical wiring course inside the Quezon City Jail in Manila on July 11, 2017. PHOTO: AFP

Inmates eating their lunch inside the Quezon City Jail in Manila on July 11, 2017. PHOTO: AFP

Inmates sleeping inside the Quezon City Jail in Manila on July 27, 2017. PHOTO: AFP

Inmate wearing a rosary bracelet inside the Quezon City Jail in Manila on July 11, 2017. PHOTO: AFP

Inmates inside the Quezon City Jail in Manila on July 11, 2017. PHOTO: AFP

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