Correctional_Institution_for_Women_(Mandaluyong)

The Correctional Institution for Women (CIW) is a women's prison located in Mandaluyong, Metro Manila, Philippines. The prison is operated by the Bureau of Corrections.The prison first opened on a 18-hectare (44-acre) property on February 14, 1931. Previously women were held at the Old Bilibid Prison.When the Philippines had the death penalty, female inmates condemned to death were held at CIW. Ron Gluckman of Asiaweek described the women's death row as appearing like a secondary school.