What is Non-Institutional Correction?

-refer to that method

of correcting sentenced offenders without having
to go to prison.
 -Not all convicted offenders have to serve
their sentence behind bars. Some are allowed
to stay in the community, subject to conditions
imposed by the government. They are either
granted Probation, Parole and those Executive
Clemency.
ADVANTAGES OF COMMUNITY-BASED
CORRECTIONS ARE:
1. Family members need not be victims also for
the imprisonment of a member becausethe
convict can still continue to support his family, not
to be far away from his children;
2. Rehabilitation will be more effective as the
convict will not be exposed to hardenedcriminals
in prisons who will only influence him to a life of
crime;
3. Rehabilitation can be monitored by the community
thus corrections can be made andbe more effective;
4. Cost of incarceration will be eliminated which is
extremely beneficial especially to a cash-strapped
government. An entire bureaucracy will be eliminated
which includes the salaries, benefits and perks of the
officers and staff, capital outlays, operating costs,
maintenance of the facilities, subsistence of inmates, and
many others.
 PAROLE
(Word of Honor)
 What is parole?
“ The release of prisoner before the expiration of his
maximum sentence is what is called Parole. The 1957
National Conference on Parole has defined it as “ a method
of selectively releasing an offender from an institution
prior to completion of his maximum sentence, subject to
conditions specified by the paroling authority, a method
whereby society can be protected and the offender can be
provided with a continuing treatment and supervision in
the community.
PAROLE is the conditional release of an offender
from a penal or correctional institution after he
has served the minimum period of his prison
sentence under the continued custody of the state
and under conditions that permit his re-
incarceration if he violates a condition for his
release.(BPP)
 Who is Eligible for Parole?
A prisoner is eligible for parole once the inmate had served
the minimum sentence, less GCTA earned, of his
indeterminate prison sentence except;
• When sentence is reclusion perpetua
• Those convicted of treason , conspiracy or proposal to
commit treason;
• Those convicted of misprision of treason, rebellion,
sedition or espionage;
• Those convicted of piracy;
• Those who are habitual delinquents
• Escaped from confinement, evaded sentence
• Those who violated conditional pardon terms.
• Those maximum sentence of imprisonment does not
exceed 1 year or one with definite sentence
• Mental illness
• Those conviction is on appeal
• Those who have pending criminal case
 A parolee should be placed under the
supervision of a Parole and Probation officer upon
release so that the parolee will be guided and
assisted towards rehabilitation.
It shall be mandatory for parolee to
comply with the terms and conditions appearing in
the release document. But the BPP, upon
recommendation of the Parole and Probation
Administration, revise or modify the terms and
conditions of the parole.
 A parolee may not transfer from the place of
residence designated in his release document
without prior written approval of BPP. To secure
such approval, a written application in the form
prescribed by the BPP shall be filed by the parolee
with his parole and probation officer at least fifteen
(15) days before the requested transfer. The
application, together with the recommendation of
parole and probation officer, will be forwarded to
the BPP for appropriate action.
The BPP may grant parole under special
considerations for the following considerations:

• Old age, provided the inmate is below sixty (60)

years of age when crime was committed;
• Physical disability such as when the petitioner is
bed-ridden, deaf-mute, a leper, cripple or blind,
provided such physical disability is not present
when the crime is committed;
Following factors will be considered by the BPP in
granting parole:
•Evidence that the petitioner will find legitimate
source of livelihood upon release;
•Petitioner has a place to establish residence; and
•Availability of after care services for old, seriously
ill or physically disabled petitioner.
•Serious illness duly certified by a government
physician;
•Similar circumstances which show that
continued imprisonment will be inhuman or
will pose grave danger to the life of the
petitioner.
 Presentation of Probation and Parole Officer
- Within the period prescribed in his release
document, the parolee shall present himself to the
probation and parole officer specified in the release
document for supervision.
If the parolee fails to report within forty five (45) days
from the date of his release from confinement, the
Probation and Parole officer shall inform the Board of
such failure for the Board’s appropriate action.
 Rules After Grant of Parole

•Release; form of release document

- a prisoner shall be released upon the grant
of parole. Such grant of parole shall be evidenced
by the release document, which shall be in the
form prescribed by the board and shall contain
the latest 1”x1” photograph and right thumbprint
Transmittal of the Release Document
- the Board shall send a copy of the release
document to the prisoner through the director of
corrections or warden of jail where he is confined.
On the date of actual release of the prisoner, the
director or warden concerned shall send a
certification of said release to the Probation and
Parole officer specified in the release document.
Parole Supervision
- after release from confinement, the parolee
shall be placed under the supervision of the Probation
and Parole Officer specified in the release document
so that the former may be guided and assisted
towards rehabilitation. The period of parole
supervision shall extend up to expiration of the
maximum sentence which should appear in the
release document.
Presentation of Probation and Parole Officer
- Within the period prescribed in his
release document, the parolee shall present
himself to the probation and parole officer
specified in the release document for
supervision.
If the parolee fails to report within forty five (45)
days from the date of his release from confinement,
the Probation and Parole officer shall inform the
Board of such failure for the Board’s appropriate
action.