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Jailhouse rocks: Philippine inmates' Thriller routine an internet hit

Ian MacKinnon, south-east Asia correspondent

Friday July 27, 2007

Guardian Unlimited

It began as a fitness routine for old lags, but inmates in the Philippines have become a worldwide phenomenon and added a whole new dimension to jailhouse rock.

Hundreds of prisoners decked out in orange jail-issue jumpsuits are the latest stars of the internet with video clips of their routines going down a storm on YouTube.

More than 1.3 million viewers have downloaded the prisoners' performance of Michael Jackson's Thriller, one of nine clips posted on the video-sharing website.

Another classic in the inmates' repertoire is Queen's Radio Gaga, with Vanilla Ice's "Ice Ice Baby" slated as a forthcoming attraction at the Cebu detention centre.

The surprise internet hit is the result of an unusual programme designed to keep the inmates in shape and banish boredom as they await trial or serve out their sentences.

All 1,600 inmates - apart from the elderly and infirm - must take part. It started last year with marching to Pink Floyd's Another Brick in the Wall and has grown to include a whole series of dance routines.

It was the brainchild Byron Garcia, a security consultant for Cebu's provincial government, who saw it as a way to improve inmate behaviour.

"Using music, you can involve the body and the mind," he said. "Inmates say to me: 'You've put my mind off revenge, foolishness or thinking how to escape'."

Mr Garcia posted the first clips on YouTube to share with colleagues in the penal service, but they quickly became popular around the globe.

Now the inmates find a huge source of pride in the dances and are always eager to know the YouTube viewing figures for their latest efforts.

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It's funny but... NOT! This seems a tad bit weird to me. Their prisoners hmmm, HELLO! The focus should be on structure, discipline, and grooming on how to function in society. I can see it now...

Interviewer: So what did you learn while in prison?

Ex-inmate: I learned the chorography to Michael Jackson's "Thriller"

Interviewer: That's great! You're hired!

Right! I'll sleep on this one and see if I feel the same way tomorrow!

Cheers!!!

Sheriff Uling

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I know, I thought it strange too. And I also thought, what if another one of the prisoners wanted to be "Michael Jackson", do they get into fights in the yard?

It's funny but... NOT! This seems a tad bit weird to me. Their prisoners hmmm, HELLO! The focus should be on structure, discipline, and grooming on how to function in society. I can see it now...

Interviewer: So what did you learn while in prison?

Ex-inmate: I learned the chorography to Michael Jackson's "Thriller"

Interviewer: That's great! You're hired!

Right! I'll sleep on this one and see if I feel the same way tomorrow!

Cheers!!!

Sheriff Uling

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