Letye Provincial Prison

Jing Geronimo, inmate Roberto Maanyo, and their son Robert James outside the small shack the family shares on the grounds of the Leyte Provincial Prison on the outskirts of Tacloban.

In typhoon-hit Tacloban, some families have moved into the local prison

An unusual scene is playing out on the grounds of the Leyte Provincial Prison in Tacloban — families are living there.An unusual scene is playing out on the grounds of the Leyte Provincial Prison in Tacloban — families are living there.

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