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Lesson title: SECURITY AND SAFEKEEPING References:

PROCEDURE IN THE BUREAU OF CORRECTIONS 1. Guerrero, Brian & Molato, Ronith –
for PDL’s Institutional Correction
Lesson Objectives: 2. Foronda, Mercedes – Correctional
At the end of the session, the student’s will be able to:
Administration 1 (Institutional Correction)
a. identify the procedure/process of admission for
3. Schmalleger, Frank & Smykla, John Ortiz-
PDL;
Corrections in the 21st Century.
b. enumerate the prohibited acts that PDL’s do that
4. BuCor Manual
is subject to disciplinary actions;
5. https://www.bucor.gov.ph/transparency/
c. determine the importance of protocols for security
BUC-NBP-PR-001.pdf
and safekeeping of PDLs.

Dress The Part - So when you get up in the

morning, if you know you have a long day of
studying ahead of you, take a shower, brush
A. LESSON PREVIEW/REVIEW your teeth, and put on clothes as if you were
Provision of a secured and safe environment for the going
Personto school.
DeprivedYou’ll likely feel
of Liberty refreshed,
is not only a single
process but integral to all core processes; such as admission, reformation and release processes. This
procedure includes searching, receiving, issuance of provisions, accounting, security classification, visitation,
discipline, movement and discharge from prison. For our topic today, we will discuss all of the important
procedures to be followed in the custody of these inmates.

B. MAIN LESSON

DEFINITION OF TERMS AND ACRONYMS

▪ BuCor Operating Manual - Handbook for the guidance and observance of the custodial and other personnel
of the Bureau of Corrections.
▪ Reception and Diagnostic Center – office tasked to receive, study and classify PDL and detainees
committed to the Bureau.
▪ Prison Record/Carpeta – refers to the information concerning a PDL’s personal circumstances, the offense
committed, the sentence imposed, the criminal case number in the trial and appellate courts, the date
commencing the service of sentence, the date received for confinement, the date of expiration of sentence,
the number of previous convictions, if any, and the behavior or conduct while in prison.
▪ Gate Security & Control Personnel - In charge of security at the gate area. Control and record the ingress
and egress of things, personnel, visitors, PDL, vehicles.
▪ Receiving Officer - In – charge of receiving PDL upon orders of competent authority.

▪ Supply Officer Kitchen Personnel - In – charge of orderly distribution of PDLs’ provisions

▪ Water System Personnel - In – charge of orderly distribution of potable water supply for PDL.

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▪ Catering Service Security Personnel - In – charge of securing the delivery, preparation and distribution of
PDL meals, and maintenance of peace and order in the workplace
▪ Shifting Unit Personnel - In – charge of securing prison facility and accounting of PDL
▪ Overseer Office Personnel - Maintains prison record jacket containing visitors list and case management
record. Conducts physical head counting and monitors the whereabouts of PDL.
▪ IVSU Personnel - Facilitates access of visitors that includes screening, recording and searching
▪ Escort Personnel - Ensures the security and safety of PDL during movement
▪ Separation Center Personnel - Facilitates the release of PDL

Flow Chart of the Process of Admission, Custody and Release

GUIDELINES
Searching - Search of PDL and Personal effect:

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● Upon admission, the PDL shall be searched thoroughly. He shall be allowed to retain in his possession
only such articles as authorized by the prison administration;
● A list of all articles taken from the PDL shall be entered in the PDL record and receipted for by the
guard in charge thereof;
● All articles taken from the PDL shall be returned to him upon his discharge unless previously disposed
of at the PDL’s request or ordered condemned by the Superintendent after a lapse of two (2) years.
● Confiscation of Contraband
● Narcotics and all other prohibited drugs or substances;
● All types of weapons, substances or chemicals that may cause injury to persons;
● Other items or articles which a PDL is not allowed to possess under prison rules shall be considered as
contraband and shall be confiscated accordingly.

Receiving Admission
● A PDL shall be received at the Assessment Rehabilitation Program Development and Monitoring
Division (ARPDMD) for New Bilibid Prison and in the Reception and Diagnostic Center (RDC)for other
operating prison and penal farms upon presentation of the following documents:
· Mittimus/Commitment Order of the court;
· Information and Court decision in the case;
· Certificate of Detention, if any; and
· Certificate that the case is not on appeal.
Registration Sheet
● A prison shall keep a bound registration sheet wherein all commitments shall be recorded
chronologically. The register shall contain the following entries:
· Name of PDL;
· Reason for commitment and the authority thereof;
· Sentence;
· Date and hour of admission; and
· Date and hour of discharge or transfer and basis thereof.
Admission process
● After registration, the PDL shall be:
· Photographed, front and side view;

· Fingerprinted;
· Assigned a permanent prison number; and
· The male PDL shall then be given a regulation haircut and his beard/mustache, if any, shall be
shaven off.

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Hairpieces
● A PDL may not wear a wig or artificial hairpiece, unless medical authorization to do so is approved by
the Superintendent.
● Place of Admission
● A PDL shall be placed in an area that is physically separated from the general prison population.
PDL Headcount
● A headcount of PDL shall be conducted four (4) times a day or as often as necessary to ensure that all
PDL are duly accounted for.

Procedure of PDL count

● The procedure for conducting a periodic physical headcount of PDL shall be as follows:
· During the count, the PDL shall not be allowed to move until the count is completed;
· There must be a positive verification of the PDL’s presence. Counting a PDL as present on the
basis of seeing only any part of his clothing, his hair, or shoes shall not be made;
· A written report on the result of each headcount shall be submitted to the Chief, Overseer; and
· If the PDL count does not tally with the list of PDL, the matter shall be immediately reported to the
Chief Overseer.

Classification of PDL as to security risk – A PDL shall be assigned to any of the following groups:
· Maximum Security
· Medium Security
· Minimum Security
Visitation
▪ Visiting rights – The PDL shall have the right to be visited by his family and reputable friends at regular
intervals.
▪ Visitor List – the Superintendent shall compile and maintain a list of persons named by the PDL in the
interview who may visit the latter. The list may include the members of the PDL’s immediate family such as
his parents, step parents, foster parents, brothers and sisters, wife or husband and children. Upon the
request of the PDL, the list may also include his grandparents, aunts, uncles, in-laws and cousins. Other
visitors may, after investigation, be included in the list if the PDL will benefit from such contact.

▪ Visiting days and hours - PDL may be visited from Sunday to Thursday from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm. Visitors
shall not be allowed to stay overnight in prison. There shall be no visits on Friday and Saturday.
▪ Limitation on visiting rights - the Director may limit the length or frequency of prison visits as well as the
number of visitors to avoid overcrowding. Exceptions may be granted after taking into account special
circumstances, such as the distance of travel of the visitor and the frequency of the visit received by the

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PDL.
▪ Visiting room – whenever practicable, a prison shall have a visiting room which shall be as comfortable
and as pleasant as possible and equipped to meet the needs of visitors, including children.
▪ Privacy of visits – Prison guards shall supervise the visiting area in an obtrusive manner. They shall not
eavesdrop on conversation or otherwise interfere with the privacy of the PDL and his visitor.
▪ Conjugal visits – A male PDL may enjoy conjugal visits from his spouse in prisons where there are
facilities therefore under such conditions as may be prescribed by the Director.
▪ Visit of Legal Counsel – PDL may be visited by his legal counsel of record at reasonable hours of the day
or night.
▪ Violation of visiting rules – any circumvention or violation of visiting rules by the PDL or his visitor shall
result in the suspension or deprivation of visiting privileges and initiation of disciplinary action against erring
PDL.

Outside Movement of PDL

▪ Court appearance of life termer or death convict – no PDL sentenced to death or life imprisonment
confined in the NBP shall be brought outside said prison for appearance or attendance in any court
except when the Supreme Court authorizes the presiding judge of the court, upon proper application, to
take in effect the said transfer of said PDL. The NBP Superintendent shall request the judge in Metro
Manila and in the provinces of Rizal, Bulacan, Cavite and Laguna who requires the appearance or
attendance in any judicial proceeding of an NBP death convict or life term to conduct such proceeding
within the premises of the said prison.

Application to view the remains of deceased relative; supporting documents – a minimum or medium
security PDL may, upon written application, be allowed by the Superintendent to view the remains of the
following relatives upon written application and submission of the original or certified true copies of the death
certificate, the burial permit and the documents specified hereunder;
· Wife or husband (marriage certificate);
· Child (birth certificate of child and marriage certificate of the PDL);
· Brother/sister (birth certificate of brother/sister and birth certificate of the PDL);
· Father/mother (birth certificate of the PDL);
· Grandchild (birth certificate of grandchild and of the latter’s parent who may be son or daughter of
the PDL); and
· Grandparent (birth certificate of the PDL and of his/her parent who is the son/daughter of the
deceased grandparent).

When to file an application – the application to view the remains of the deceased relative and all his
supporting documents shall be filed with the Superintendent at least two (2) days before the enjoyment
of the privilege sought.

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In case of an NBP or CIW PDL, the application and its supporting documents, together with the prison
record of the PDL and the favourable recommendation of the Superintendent thereof and the Director shall
be forwarded to the Secretary for final action at least one (1) working day before the privilege is to be
enjoyed.

Duration of privilege – the PDL may be allowed, more or less, three (3) hours to view the deceased
relative in the place where the remains lie in state but shall not be allowed to pass any other place in
transit, or to join the funeral cortege.

Distance of travel – the privilege may be enjoyed only if the deceased relative is in a place within the
radius of thirty (30) kilometres by road from the prison. Where the distance is more than thirty (30)
kilometres, the privilege may be extended if the PDL can leave and return to his place of confinement
during the daylight hours of the same day.

Discharge
Basis of release of PDL – PDL may be released from prison:
▪ Upon the expiration of his sentence;
▪ By order of the court or of competent authority; or
▪ After being granted parole, pardon, amnesty.

Who may authorize release – the following are authorized to order or approve the release of PDL:
· The Supreme Court or lower courts, in cases of acquittal or grant of bail;
· The President of the Philippines, in cases of executive clemency or amnesty;
· The Board of Pardons and Parole, in parole cases; and
· The Director, upon the expiration of the sentence of the PDL.

2) Activity 3: Skill-building Activities.

Self-assessment activities. Answer the following questions as honestly as possible. Check your
answers if provided by Key to Corrections. Also write your scores on the space provided.

3.1. For your first activity, I want you to enumerate the prohibited acts that would subject
PDLs to disciplinary action. You can search this site for your answers Score: /20
https://www.bucor.gov.ph/transparency/BUC-NBP-PR-001.pdf. Write your answers
on the box below.

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3.2. For your next activity, I want you to answer the questions below in your own words or own point of view.
Since you will be explaining it with your own words there is/are no wrong answers. Therefore, answer the
question honestly and seriously.

3.2.1. As a Correctional Officer, you are in charge of the custody of PDLs brought in the
national penitentiary. Would you treat PDLs the same as convicted/sentenced prisoners in Score: /10
the institution? Yes or No? Justify your answer in no more than 100 words.

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3.2.2. The image below is the burial of Baby River Nasino. I want you to read what
happened to the case of Reina Mae Nasino and her request to let her baby stay in the Score: /30
jail with her and her request also to go to the hospital when her baby was hospitalized.
After reading the case answer the following questions:
1. Are there any lapses made by the court on the said issues?
2. Who do you think is to blame for the death of the child?
3. During the wake of her child, are the protocols/procedure in the visitation of PDLs followed? Justify
your answer.

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4) Activity 5: Check for Understanding. Score: /5

IDENTIFICATION. Identify the terms asked on the following questions. Write the
capital letter of the word/words on the space provided before the number.

__________________________________ 1. The PDL may be allowed, more or less, how many hours to
view the deceased relative in the place where the remains lie

___________________________________2. The application to view the remains of the deceased

relative and all his supporting documents shall be filed with the
Superintendent at least how many days before the enjoyment of the
privilege sought.

__________________________________ 3. A male PDL may enjoy what kind of visit from his spouse in
prisons where there are facilities therefore under such
conditions as may be prescribed by the Director.

__________________________________ 4.Who is authorized to limit the length or frequency of prison visits

as well as the number of visitors to avoid overcrowding.

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__________________________________ 5. A headcount of PDL shall be conducted how many times a day
or as often as necessary to ensure that all PDL are duly
accounted for.

C. LESSON WRAP-UP

Activity 6: Thinking about Learning

Congratulations for completing this module. You can now shade the number of modules you have
completed.

“My Learning Tracker”

Date

Learning Target/Topic

Activities

Scores

Action Plan

(What contributed to the

quality of your performance
today? What will you do next
session to maintain your
performance or improve it?)

1. What law changes the name from inmate to person deprive of liberty?

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Republic Act (RA) No. 10575, otherwise known as the “The Bureau of Corrections Act of 2013”. It is found in
the definition of terms section 3 of the law. Person Deprived of Liberty (PDL) shall refer to a detainee,
inmate, or prisoner, or other person under confinement or custody in any other manner. However, in order to
prevent labeling, branding or shaming by the use of these or other derogatory words, the term “prisoner” has
been replaced by this new and neutral phrase “person deprived of liberty” under Article 10, of International
Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), who “shall be treated with humanity and with respect for the
inherent dignity of the human person.”

KEY TO CORRECTIONS
RUBRICS on Activity 3.2.1 and 3.2.2 RATE
Organization of thoughts = 5 points
Grammar = 2 points
Readability = 2 points
Cleanliness = 1 point
TOTAL = 10 points/per question

IDENTIFICATION. Identify the terms asked on the following questions. Write the capital letter of the
word/words on the space provided before the number.

3 HOURS 1. The PDL may be allowed, more or less, how many hours to view
the deceased relative in the place where the remains lie

2 DAYS 2. The application to view the remains of the deceased relative and
all his supporting documents shall be filed with the Superintendent
at least how many days before the enjoyment of the privilege
sought.

CONJUGAL 3. A male PDL may enjoy what kind of visit from his spouse in
prisons where there are facilities therefore under such conditions
as may be prescribed by the Director.

DIRECTOR 4.Who is authorized to limit the length or frequency of prison visits

as well as the number of visitors to avoid overcrowding.

FOUR (4) 5. A headcount of PDL shall be conducted how many times a day
or as often as necessary to ensure that all PDL are duly accounted
for.

TEACHER-LED ACTIVITIES:
In-classroom learning session:
1. Collect completed work in the SAS;
2. Allocate your contact time with students to individual or small group mentoring,
monitoring, and student consultations;
3. You may administer summative assessments (quizzes, demonstrations, graded

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recitation, presentations, performance tasks) during face-to-face sessions;
4. You may also explore supplementary activities that foster collaboration, provided that social distancing is
observed; and

Sources:
timesofindia.indiatimes.com
nhcp.gov.ph › the-history-of-the-first-Philippine-assembly

Congratulations! That’s enough for today, please study your modules 15-17 for our summative test!

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