Incarceration of children in the Philippines

"No one knows what goes on inside of prisons because no one is allowed in," Father Shay Cullen said during an interview with the Western Catholic Reporter, the official newspaper of the Archdiocese of Edmonton.

[5] UNICEF is a member of the Juvenile Justice Network-Philippines (JJNP), a broad coalition of government agencies and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) responsible for groundwork on the landmark child protection law.

[6] Amnesty International stated that Filipino children who come into conflict with the law are often from marginalized groups including street youth, drug users, and those with interrupted education, who have limited access to the family and societal structures meant to protect them.

[9][non-primary source needed] Jubilee have been active in gathering evidence and gave testimony to the Congressional Human Rights Caucus on the subject of children in prison in the Philippines.

[citation needed] UNICEF film about children in jail wins director award in international festival.