The Quezon City Jail Male Dormitory of the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) uses psycho-educational interventions that promote the recovery and well-being of the persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) who were into illegal drugs.

The BJMP said that through the Katatagan, Kalusugan at Damayan ng Komunidad (KKDK) program, the PDLs are provided with the opportunities toward the right path of reformation.

Supt. Warren Geronimo, warden of the Quezon City Jail Male Dormitory, said that 12 Quezon City Jail Male Dormitory PDLs recently graduated from the KKDK program as the next batch of 35 qualified PDLs were oriented under the Welfare and Development Unit.

In return, the PDL who participate in the program vowed to commit themselves in continuously trekking the "recovery journey and to live a drug-free life."

The BJMP also stressed that the PDLs' livelihood skills were uplifted with the 1,200 hito (catfish) donation of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources to the Quezon City Jail Female Dormitory.  

Quezon City Jail Female Dormitory warden Chief Inspector Lourvina Abrazado thanked the BFAR-NCR led by Director Noemi Lanzuela for enhancing the jail facility's aquatic technology resources which provide additional livelihood opportunity and rehabilitation to the PDLs.

Led by Abrazado, the fingerlings were placed at the aquaponics of the facility as part of its ongoing effort to promote rehabilitation and empower the PDLs through skill-building. 

Aside from providing skills enhancement and livelihood opportunities, the Quezon City Jail Female Dormitory also provided its PDLs with valuable lessons on their rights and lawful options to protect themselves against any form of sexual harassment.

Jail Officer 2 (JO2) Marisheil Pias and JO2 Esteve Malekchan conducted a lecture that gave the female PDLs the opportunity to learn the proper steps and legal ways to take in the event such violative rights on their part take place.

The resource persons also briefed the female PDLs on the “Modes of Releases’’ or the different methods of release, including the legal processes and “options available to PDLs.’’

Through the detailed explanations, the Quezon City Jail Female Dormitory stated that the PDLs became more clear on the steps they can take to expedite their exit or achieve possible adjustments to their situation.

Abrazado pointed out that the initiative showed the BJMP’s dedication to provide adequate knowledge and education to the residents and proved that the efforts support the PDLs’ improvement and development.