Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center
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| Location | Barangay Kalunasan, Cebu City[1] |
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| Coordinates | 10°20′03″N 123°52′53″E / 10.33404°N 123.88146°ECoordinates: 10°20′03″N 123°52′53″E / 10.33404°N 123.88146°E |
| Status | Operational |
| Security class | Maximum security |
| Capacity | 1,600 |
| Managed by | Philippines Bureau of Corrections |
| Country | Philippines |
Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center (CPDRC) is a prison in Cebu, in Cebu Province, Philippines. It is a maximum security prison facility with a capacity for 1,600 inmates.[2]
The prison became well known for its rehabilitation program in 2005-2010 based on a program of choreographed exercise routines for the inmates. Known as CPDRC Dancing Inmates, the recordings of the various routines of the prisoners online supervised by the head of the prison Byron F. Garcia rendered them an international online celebrity sensation and phenomenon.[citation needed]
References[]
- ^ "Cebu's dancing inmates perform before papal envoy for 51st International Eucharistic Congress". InterAksyon. Philippine News Agency. 27 January 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-01-28. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
- ^ Cebu Daily News: PB opens separate inquiry on aborted jail riot
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