Episode 411 - Happy Jail Docuseries & Filipino Rehabilitative Justice

The Halo Halo Podcast will be releasing their Crime and Punishment episodes for the Month of March. On this episode Jezzie and Sigi puts a spotlight on Emmy award winning director Michele Josue’s five part documentary "Happy Jail" currently streaming on Netflix. The doc focuses on the Cebu Prison Detention and Rehabilitation Centre (CPDRC) which became an international sensation when its dancing inmates uploaded their choreographed performance to Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” on YouTube in 2008. The series digs a little deeper and tells the tale from various points of view from inmates, prison guards, the prison consultant, Marco Toral–giving voices to those who want to tell their stories that are often ignored and silenced.

Later Jezzie does a deep dive in generally understanding of the criminal justice system in the Philippines and its views on offender rehabilitation. He reminds us for the fixing of the week hat appeasing others or overly accommodating is not the path to rehabilitation.