The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) announced on Saturday, Jan. 1, that there were no untoward incidents and zero COVID-19 cases in its jail facilities as the agency welcomes the New Year. “We do not have any untoward incident in any of our district, city and municipal jails across...
Officials of the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) conducted an inspection of its jails in Metro Manila on Friday, Dec. 31, to check the facilities and living conditions of the persons deprived of liberty (PDLs). BJMP chief Director Allan Iral reminded his men to ensure that the health...
In time for Christmas Day, Dec. 25, the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) commended its personnel for ensuring that all persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) under their care were safe and all accounted for amid the onslaught of typhoon "Odette." BJMP logo BJMP Director Allan Iral said all...
The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP stressed Friday, Dec. 24, that the organization will relentlessly pursue its goal of ensuring persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) and their personnel are drug-free. Photo from Supt. Xavier Solda's Twitter account BJMP spokesperson Superintendent...
A total of 271 Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) jail officers and two non-uniformed personnel including its spokesperson were promoted to the next rank. BJMP spokesperson Supt. Xavier Solda (File photo via Twitter) Of the 271 jail officers, BJMP Director Allan Iral said Friday, Dec....
The bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) has inaugurated the new Quezon City Jail Building on Wednesday, Dec. 15, a move that is part fo the bureau's efforts to improve the living condition and address the congestion woes of the inmates in its jail facilities. BJMP spokesperson in a...
The high congestion rate in the jail facilities of the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) remains a Herculean challenge in containing the transmission of the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) not only among the persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) but also among the personnel, the...
The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) said on Wednesday, Dec. 8, that all of its jail facilities all over the country are free from the dreaded coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) virus. “We would like to announce that as of this minute, wala na po tayong kaso ng COVID sa BJMP both sa...
This good news came as a much sought Holiday season gift for the lucky persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) in the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP)-run facilities as the bureau now allows “no contact visitations’’ in its low risk jail facilities but under certain conditions....
The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) said on Sunday, Dec. 5 that only one inmate in its jail facilities was infected with the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19). In a press briefing, BJMP spokesperson Chief Inspector Xavier Solda said the unnamed COVID-19 afflicted inmate is closely...
No special treatment will be accorded to the two Pharmally executives who were sent to the Pasay City Jail for allegedly failing to submit the documents on the multi-billion transactions on coronavirus disease (COVID-19) face masks and face shields the company supplied to the government. This was...
The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) cited the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) on Thursday, Nov. 25, for the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) vaccination work it rendered to its personnel and persons deprived of liberty (PDL). In...
