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Ca 101 - Module 5
Ca 101 - Module 5
SECURITY
Involves safety measures to maintain orderliness and discipline with in the jail or
prison.
PRISON DISCIPLINE
The state of good order and behavior in prison. It includes maintenance of good
standards of works, sanitation, safety, education, health and recreation.
PREVENTIVE DISCIPLINE
The prompt correction of minor deviations committed by prisoners before they
become serious violations.
CONTROL
It involves supervision of prisoners to insure punctual and orderly movement to
and from one place of work or assignment to another.
CUSTODY
Defined as guarding or penal safekeeping.
It involves security measures, locking, counting routines, procedures for searching
prisoners and their living quarters, and prevention of contraband to insure security amd
control within the prison.
CONTRABAND
Anything that is contrary to prison or jail rules or regulations.
Note:
The Prison Custodial Division/Force is in charge of all matters pertaining
to the custody of the prisoners and security of the institution.
It is composed of the following;
The Disciplinary Board has the authority to impose disciplinary punishments such as:
a. Reprimand
b. Temporary or permanent cancellation of some or all privilages (visiting
privileges, recreational privileges and other privileges)
c. Extra-fatigue duty or assignment to a disciplinary squad for manual labor
d. Close confinement in a cell which shall not exceed 7 days in any calendar
month. This punishment shall be imposed only in the case of incorrigible inmate
when other disciplinary measures are proven ineffective.
e. Transfer to other penal institutions
f. Partial or full forfeiture of good conduct time allowance to be earned for that
month and subsequent month depending upon the gravity of the offense.
Note: instrument of restraint such as handcuffs, leg iron and strait jacket are not to be
applied as a form of punishment. They shall only be used as a precaution against
escape or on the ground of medical precautions to prevent the offender from injuring
himself or others.
C. Grave Offenses
1. Making untruthful statement or lies in an official communication, transaction,
or investigation
2. Keeping or concealing keys or locks of places in the jail where it is off limits to
prisoners
3. Giving gifts, selling to, or bartering with jail personnel
4. Keeping in his possession money jewelry or other contrabands which the rules
prohibit
5. Tattooing or allowing himself to be tattooed on any part of the body, or
keeping any paraphernalia to be used in tattooing
6. Forcibly taking or extracting money from fellow inmates or from visitors
7. Punishing or inflicting injury or harm upon himself or other inmates
8. Receiving, keeping and taking or imbiding liquor or other prohibited drugs
9. Making, improvising or keeping any kind of deadly weapons
10. Concealing or withholding information on plans of attempted escapes
11. Unruly conduct and behavior and flagrant disregard of discipline and
instructions
12. Escaping, attempting to or planning to escape from the institution or from
any guard.
13. Helping, aiding or abetting others to escape
14. Fighting, causing any disturbance or particularly participating therein and /or
agitating to cause such disturbance or riot
15. Indecent, immoral or lascivioud acts by himself or others and/or allowing to
be the sibject of such indecent, immoral or lascivious acts.
16. Acts and disrespectful manner towards any officer or member of the custodial
force
17. Willful disobedience to a lawful order issued by an officer or member of the
custodial force
18. Assaulting any officer or member of the custodial force
19. Damaging any government property or equipment issued to the inmates
20. Participating in any kangaroo court, an unauthorized or irregular court
conducted with disregard for or perversion of legal procedures as a mock court
by inmates in jail/prison.
21. Affiliating oneself to any gang or faction whose main purpose is to forment
regionalism or to segregate themselves from others.
22. Failing to inform the authorities concerned when afflicted with any
communicable disease, like VD, etc..
23. Engage in gambling or any game of chance
24. Committing any act which is in violation of any law or ordinance, in which
case, he shall separately be prosecuted criminally in accordance with law.