Manila, Philippines (CNN) In an unassuming Quezon City neighborhood, across from a municipal library and around the corner from a police station stands the local jail. A short ride from Manila -- depending on traffic -- the jail isn't an imposing building, or even a particularly large one. JUST WATCHED Death toll rising in Philippines' war on drugs Replay More Videos ... MUST WATCH Death toll rising in Philippines' war on drugs 02:36The Quezon City Jail was built in 1953, originally to house 800 people, according to the country's Bureau of Jail Management and Penology standards. But it's still a jail, he shrugs, suggesting that drugs and other illegal goods do find their way in. With thousands of arrests made since the beginning of June in the war on drugs, the population of inmates keeps growing.

Source: CNN August 19, 2016 21:00 UTC