The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) has maintained zero record of Covid-19 cases among its personnel and the persons deprived of liberty (PDL) under its custody. In a statement released on Sunday, April 24, the BJMP said its Directorate for Health Service has not recorded any Covid...
The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology National Capital Region (BJMP-NCR) and the Junior Chamber International Quezon City (JCI QC) Capitol has entered into a five-year memorandum of understanding (MOU) that provides paralegal and livelihood support to persons deprived of liberty (PDL) under...
The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) launched on Friday, April 8, a 20-year development roadmap designed to improve the administration and care of persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) and finally address the dire condition in jails worsened by decades-long problem of overcrowded...
BAGUIO CITY – The Baguio City Jail-Female Dorm (BCJ-FD) has been implementing programs meant to ensure the safety of persons deprived of liberty (PDLs), including the 93 females under its care. (Photo from Rizaldy Comanda) The BCJ-FD said it is undertaking measures to enhance public safety by...
LA TRINIDAD, Benguet – Twenty nine Persons Deprived of Liberty (PDLs) at the Benguet Provincial Jail received livelihood skills training in bread making and pastry production through the assistance of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA)-Cordillera and in coordination...
BANGUED, Abra -- As part of the 2022 National Women’s Month celebration, female police officers of Abra Police Provincial Office (PPO) on Thursday conducted a women empowerment program for female Persons Deprived of Liberty (PDL) of Abra Provincial Jail. (Photo courtesy of Rizaldy Comanda /...
A total of 119,175 persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) in the jail facilities manned by the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) have already been fully vaccinated against Covid-19, according to BJMP spokesperson Supt. Xavier Solda on Sunday, March 20. In an interview over GMA News, Solda...
Around 1,000 persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) in the Quezon City Jail received their Covid-19 jabs on Saturday, March 12. In a GMA News report, QC Jail Supt. Michelle Bonto said that 903 PDLs got their Astrazeneca booster shots, while 219 new inmates were also vaccinated. They were given hygiene...
A total of 1,180 persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) at the Bulacan Provincial Jail (BPJ) in the City of Malolos have already received their COVID-19 booster shots, according to the Provincial Health Office (PHO). The PHO said that Pfizer and AstraZeneca vaccines were used for the booster rollout...
The Mandaluyong City local government ramped up its efforts in protecting not just its citizens, but also Persons Deprived of Liberty (PDLs) against COVID-19 by providing them with COVID-19 booster shots. (Photo from Mayor Menchie Abalos' Facebook) In a set of photos posted on its official Facebook...
Vice presidential aspirant Doctor Willie Ong has urged the national government to address the health and rehabilitation needs of Persons Deprived of Liberty (PDLs) as he deplored the “dismal state" of the current penal system in the country. Citing data from the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) and...
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...
