PHILIPPINES - Hope in Greens: Narra Jail's Hydroponics Offer Fresh Start For Inmates

The Narra District Jail (NDJ) has launched the “Gulayan ng Pag-Asa” Livelihood Program, a hydroponics-based farming initiative aimed at providing persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) with skills in sustainable agriculture.

HOPE BEHIND BARS. A Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) officer teaches a person deprived of liberty (PDL) how to do hydroponics-based farming in Palawan in this undated photo. Narra District Jail acting warden, Senior Jail Officer 2 Marlon Lolong, on Thursday (May 1, 2025) emphasized the program's potential to aid in the rehabilitation of inmates. (Photo courtesy of JO3 Joefrie Anglo, IO-BJMP Mimaropa)

It began with financial support and training in hydroponic farming techniques, enabling inmates to cultivate lettuce seedlings within the facility.