Vice presidential aspirant and Senate President Vicente Sotto III on Tuesday called on members of the Senate and House of Representatives to expedite the passage into law of the measure that seeks a separate facility for prisoners convicted of heinous crimes. Sotto said Senate Bill No. 1055, or the...
Senator Richard Gordon on Thursday pushed for the passage of the measure mandating law enforcers to provide accurate reporting of deaths and illnesses of persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) and detained children in conflict with the law (CICL). Gordon, who chairs the Senate Committee on Justice and...
Christmas is in the air at the Ilocos Sur Provincial Jail, where inmates are busy making Christmas lanterns as commissioned by presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo’s supporters. Pink parols made by inmates at the Ilocos Sur Provincial Jail (Dapat Si Leni/Facebook) An Ilocos Sur-based...
The Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST-PCAARRD) and the Bureau of Corrections BuCor) have launched a “pre-release reformation" program for the persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) under the...
The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) denied Friday, Sept. 10, that the Oriental Mindoro Provincial Jail where two detainees were killed in a Sept. 7 shooting incident is under its jurisdiction. BJMP logo "Oriental Mindoro Provincial Jail is not under the jurisdiction and management of...
Two inmates of the Marikina City Jail died after they allegedly figured in a shootout with jail guards following an attempt to escape from the jail facility. Maj. Xavier Solda, spokesman of the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP), confirmed the death of the two Persons Deprived of Liberty...
