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DOJ sees success in Dec. 6-7 National Jail Decongestion Summit

Published Nov 28, 2023 06:59 am

The Department of Justice (DOJ) expressed confidence that the Dec. 6 and 7 National Jail Decongestion Summit in Manila will come up with better solutions to solve the congestions in detention facilities all over the country.

DOJ Assistant Secretary and Spokesperson Jose Dominic F. Clavano IV said on PTV's Bagong Pilipinas Ngayon on Tuesday, Nov. 28: "Napakaimportante nitong National Jail Decongestion Summit na ito (The National Jail Decongestion Summit is very important)."

The holding of the summit was announced by Chief Justice Alexander G. Gesmundo during his jail visitations.

The summit will be conducted by the Justice Sector Coordinating Council (JSCC) which is composed of the Supreme Court (SC), the DOJ, and the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG). 

During the summmit, Clavano said: "Magtitipon ang tatlong ahensya para po pag-usapan kasama po ‘yung mga eksperto, mga iba’t ibang stakeholders, civil society organizations,  pati na po ‘yung Commission on Human Rights para mapag-usapan kung paano solusyunan itong congestion rate natin (the three government agencies will come together to discuss with experts, stakeholders, civil society organizations, and the Commission on Rights on how to solve the congestion rate).”

“‘Pag makita mo ‘yung perspective nila maiiba po ‘yung magiging solution, mas holistic na po at matutugunan talaga ang root cause ng ating congestion rate at ‘yung solution s’yempre magiging mas maganda (When you get their perspectives you will get a different solution, more holistic, and will better address the root cause of our congestion rate and, of course, the solution will be much better),” Clavano said. 

He lamented that the rate of congestion both at the prison facilities managed by the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) and the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) is at about 400 percent.

To solve the high congestion rate, Clavano said there must be a reduction of admission in facilities and increase the release of qualified persons deprived of liberty (PDLs).

On the part of the DOJ, he said the department has been pushing for a regionalized prison system and opening up prison facilities in every region in the country.

He said that BuCor had released a total of 5,183 PDLs from its seven prison facilities in 2023 as of Oct. 31.

He also said the PDLs in Metro Manila, particularly from the New Bilibid Prison in Muntinlupa City and the Correctional Institution for Women in Mandaluyong City, have been transferred to other facilities to ease the congestion problem.

He said more than 500 PDLs were transferred to the Iwahig Prison and Penal Farm (IPPF) in Palawan last June; another 500 PDLs to the Sablayan Prison and Penal Farm (SPPF) in Occidental Mindoro last August; and about 500 PDLs to the Davao Prison and Panel Farm (DPPF) in Davao del Norte this month of November.

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