PHILIPPINE

CORRECTION
SYSTEM:CURRENT
ISSUES
 CORRECTION
- branch of the CJS concerned with the custody, supervision
and rehabilitation of the convicted offenders.
- Is that field of criminal justice administration which utilizes
the body of knowledge and practices of the government
and the society in general involving the processes of
handling individuals who have been convicted of offense
for purposes of crime prevention and control.
- process in the reorientation of the criminal offender to
prevent him or her from repeating his delinquent actions
without the necessity of taking punitive action but rather
introduction of individual measures of reformation.
• The Philippine Corrections System is composed of the
institutions in the government, civil society and
the business sector involved in the confinement, correction
and restoration of persons charged for and/or
convicted of delinquent acts or crimes. The public sector
formulates sound policies and rules on corrections,
penology and jail management, rehabilitation and
restoration. All prisons or penitentiaries, jails and
detention centers are under the direct control and
supervision of the government. The government, thus,
plays a dominant role in the correction and rehabilitation of
offenders.
TYPES CORRECTIONAL MODEL

- Custodian Model
-Rehabilitation Model
-Reintegration Model
 THE THREE EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS OF
THE GOVERNMENT INVOLVED IN
PHILIPPINE CORRECTION.
1.DOJ - manages the national prisoners
A. Bureau of Corrections (BUCOR) - with a principal task of the
rehabilitation of prisoners so they can become useful members of
society upon completion of their service of sentence.
B. Board of Pardons and Parole (BPP) - recommends to the President the
prisoners who are qualified for parole, pardon or other forms of
executive clemency in the form of reprieve, commutation of sentence,
conditional pardon and absolute pardon.
C. Parole and Probations Administration (PPA) -conducts post-sentence
investigation of petitioners for probation as referred by the courts, as well
as pre-parole/pre-executive clemency investigation to determine the
suitability of the offender to be reintegrated in the community instead of
serving their sentence inside an institution or prison; exercises general
supervision over all parolees and probationers and promotes the
correction and rehabilitation of offenders outside the prison institution.
 DILG - MANAGES INMATES WHO ARE UNDERGOING
INVESTIGATION, AWAITING OR UNDERGOING TRIAL, AWAITING
FINAL JUDGMENT AND THOSE WHO ARE CONVICTED BY
IMPRISONMENT OF UP TO THREE (3) YEARS

A. Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP)

has jurisdiction over all municipal, city and district jails
nationwide.
B. Provincial Local Government Unit operates all
provincial jails.
C. Philippine National Police (PNP) likewise maintains
detention facilities in its different police stations
nationwide.
 DSWD - MANAGES SENTENCED
YOUTH OFFENDERS

Operates Regional Rehabilitation Centers

and assumes responsibility for the
restorative part of the correction system
by maintaining centers for the care and
restoration of youth and women who are
in conflict with the law.
 DISTINCTION OF JAIL AND PRISON
JAIL
1. A place of detention; a
place where a person
convicted or suspected of a
crime is detained.
2. BJMP
3. DILG
4. Holds people awaiting trial
and people sentenced for a
short duration.
PRISON
1. A place of long term
confinement for those
convicted of serious crimes.
2. Bureau of Corrections
3. DOJ
4. Holds people convicted of
crimes; sentenced for a
longer term.
 117,299 Number of
detainees and
sentenced individuals
in jails in the
Philippines as of May
2021, by region
48,396 PDL in
confinement as
of NOV. 2021
 ISSUES CONFRONTING THE
PHILIPPINE CORRECTIONS SYSTEM

• Overcrowding of Certain Prison

Institutions/Jails
• Fragmented Set-Up of the Corrections System
• lack of Information Technology Systems and
Expertise
• Lack of/Inadequate Training
MEASURES UNDERTAKEN TO IMPROVE
THE TREATMENT OF OFFENDERS

• Prioritization of Projects
• Jail Decongestion Programme/OPLAN
Decongestion
• Proposed Legislation on Jail Integration
• Full Utilization of Early Release Schemes
• Increasing Public Awareness on the Plight of
Inmates
• The Philippine government, despite many difficulties, has
taken and continues to take concrete steps
towards the improvement of its prison/jail conditions and
the treatment of offenders. But the government
cannot do this alone. It needs the cooperation and active
involvement of all the sectors in our society–
media, academe, business, etc. Prison reforms can only
be achieved through the active involvement of all
the members of society. Each one has a responsibility in
making these reforms possible. Decent and humane
prison conditions can be realized, and prisoners can be
successfully rehabilitated if every sector of society
will work together.
 One can conclude with
mathematical certainty
that: While Hard work and
Knowledge will get you
close, and Attitude will get
you there, it’s the Love of
God that will put you over
the top!