LOGO

HISTORY

On January 2, 1991, the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology was

created thru Republic Act 6975 as a line Bureau under the Department
of Interior and Local Government. The Jail Bureau  is the upgraded
version of its forerunner, the Office of Jail Management and Penology of
the defunct PC/INP last headed by  BRIG GEN Arsenio E. Concepcion.

As mandated by law,  the  BJMP shall operate under the reorganized 

Department of  the  Interior  and  Local Government. 

Starting  from  scratch with  500 personnel in 1991 the BJMP weaned
from its mother PC/INP as a mere component,  to become a full-fledge
bureau.  Director Charles S. Mondejar  took his oath of office on July 1
of   1991 as  the first Chief  of  the Bureau. 
The Bureau of  Jail  Management  and  Penology supervises and controls all
district, city and municipal jails.

Prominent figures later succeeded Director Mondejar after retirement, J/SR

SUPT BASILIO G CAEL (Oct. 31, 1995 to Jan. 2, 1996); J/C SUPT SILAS V
LAURIO (Jan. 2, 1996 to July 13, 1997); J/SR SUPT  JOSUE G ENGANO (July
14, 1997 to June 30, 1998),  P/M GEN AQUILINO G JACOB JR (July 8, 1998 to
March 30, 2001). On March 30, 2001, CSUPT ARTURO W ALIT, CESO IV took
his oath of office as Officer-in-Charge and was given his directorship rank on
December 14, 2003 to May 9, 2006 as Chief of the Bureau. After ALIT, CSUPT
ANTONIO CABIL CRUZ was appointed as Officer-in-Charge on May 9, 2006 to
Dec 5, 2006. CSUPT CLARITO GUIRHEM JOVER, Ph.D. (CESO V) was later
appointed OIC on December 18, 2006 to February 20, 2007. DIRECTOR
ARMANDO M LLAMASARES, DPA, served the bureau as the Chief on February
21, 2007 until his retirement on March 05, 2008.

At present, DIRECTOR ROSENDO MORO DIAL, CES(E) serves as the Jail

Bureau's Chief.
FUNCTIONS

• In line with it's mission, the Jail Bureau endeavors to

perform the following functions :

• Formulate policies and guidelines in the administration

of all district, city, and municipal jails nationwide;

• Implement strong security measures for the control of

inmates;

• Provide for the basic needs of inmates;

Jails

• - An institution for the confinement of persons

who are awaiting final disposition of their
criminal cases and also for the service of those
convicted and punished with shorter sentence
usually up to three years.
• It is a place for locking –up of persons who are
convicted of minor offenses or felonies who are
to serve a short sentences imposed upon them
by a competent court, or for confinement of
persons who are awaiting trial or investigation of
their cases.
Class A Jails - Jails with 100 or more
inmates

Class B Jails - Jails with 21-99 inmates

Class C Jails - Jails with 1 to 20 inmates

Types of Jails:
• Lock-up Jails – is a security facility, common to police
stations, used for temporary confinement of an individual
held for investigation.

• Ordinary Jails – is the type of jail commonly used to

detain a convicted criminal offender to serve sentence
less than three years.
• Workhouses, Jail Farms or Camp – a facility that
houses minimum custody offenders who are serving
short sentences or those who are undergoing
constructive work programs. It provides full employment
of prisoners, remedial services and constructive leisure
time activities.
 
• Conduct activities for the development of
inmates;

• Improve jail facilities; and,

• Promote the general welfare and

development of personnel.
ORGANIZATIONAL
STRUCTURE
"The BJMP’s organizational structure and key
positions, as provided under RA 6975 and other
Orders and Circulars, were modified by RA 9263. 
The Bureau’s Directorates and Units, however,
were determined by its management and were
based on the various aspects of its mandated
powers and functions.  The IRR for RA 9263
further upgraded the qualifications for designation
to the BJMP’s key positions.  These qualifications
are consistent with, and complementary to, the
Minimum Qualification Standards established by
the Civil Service Commission for these positions."
POWERS. 
        The Bureau shall exercise supervision and control
over all district, city and municipal jails to ensure " a
secured, clean, sanitary and adequately equipped jail
for the custody and safekeeping of city and municipal
prisoners, any fugitive from justice or persons detained
awaiting investigation or trial and/or transfer to the
National Penitentiary, and any violent, mentally-ill
person who endangers himself or the safety of others."
ORGANIZATION AND KEY POSITIONS.  
        The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology, also referred to as  the
 Jail  Bureau, was created  pursuant to Section 60 to 65, Chapter V,
RA No. 6975,  and initially consisting of uniformed officers and
members of the Jail Management and Penology service as constituted
under Presidential Decree No. 765. RA 9263 provides that the Bureau shall
be headed by a Chief who is assisted by two (2) Deputy Chiefs, one (1) for
Administration and another for Operations, and one (1) Chief of Directorial
Staff, all of whom are appointed by the President upon the recommendation
of the DILG Secretary from among the qualified officers with the rank of at
least Senior Superintendent in the BJMP.  The Chief of the BJMP carries the
rank of Director and serves a tour of duty that must not exceed four (4)
years, unless extended by the President in times of war and other national
emergencies.  Officers who have retired or are within six (6) months from
their compulsory retirement age are not qualified to be appointed as Jail
Director or designated as BJMP Chief
The second officer in command of the
BJMP is the Deputy Chief for
Administration, the third officer in command
is the Deputy Chief for Operations, and the
fourth officer in command is The Chief of
the Directorial Staff, all of whom carry the
rank of Chief Superintendent.  They are
assisted by the Directors of the Directorates
in the National Headquarters who carry the
rank of at least Senior Superintendent.
The BJMP operates and maintains Regional Offices in each of the
administrative regions of the country, headed by a Regional Director
for Jail Management and Penology, with the rank of at least Senior
Superintendent.  The Regional Director is assisted by an Assistant
Regional Director for Administration, Assistant Regional Director for
Operations, and Regional Chief of Directorial Staff, who are all officers
with the rank of at least Superintendent.

The National Headquarters is the Command and Staff Office of the

BJMP, and is composed of the Command Group, Directorates and
Management Support Staff , namely:
COMMAND GROUP:

1) Chief, BJMP
2) Deputy Chief for Administration
3) Deputy Chief for Operation
4) Chief of Directorial Staff
DIRECTORIAL STAFF GROUP

1) Directorate for Human Resource & Records

Management
2) Directorate for Operations
3) Directorate for Logistics
4) Directorate for Comptrollership
5) Directorate for Program Development
6) Directorate for Intelligence, Inspection & Investigation
SPECIAL STAFF GROUP
1)   Office of Legal Services         
2)   Office of General Services
3)   Office of Accounting Services           
4)   Office of Finance Services
5)   Office of Supply Accountable Officer
6)   Office of Internal Audit
7)   Office of Chaplaincy Services
8)   Office of Community Relations Services
9)   Office of Information & Communications Technology
Services
10) Office of Health Services
11) NESJO
REGIONAL OFFICE.

The BJMP operates and maintains Regional Offices

in each of the administrative regions of the country,
headed by a Regional Director for Jail Management
and Penology, with the rank of at least Senior
Superintendent.  The Regional Director is assisted by
an Assistant Regional Director for Administration,
Assistant Regional Director for Operations, and
Regional Chief of Directorial Staff, who are all
officers with the rank of at least Superintendent.
PROVINCIAL OFFICE.

In every province, the BJMP operates and

maintains a Provincial Jail Administrator’s
Office headed by a Provincial
Administrator, to oversee the
implementation of jail services of all
district, city and municipal jails within its
territorial jurisdiction
 DISTRICT JAIL.
Within large cities or a group of clustered
municipalities, a District Jail headed by a District
Warden may be established.

CITY AND MUNICIPAL JAILS. 

The BJMP operates and maintains City and
Municipal Jails, each headed by a City or Municipal
Warden, as the case may be.In each city and
municipality will have a jail headed by a  Warden.
•  
Rank Classification of the BJMP

Commissioned Officers:
– Director
– Chief Superintendent
– Senior Superintendent
– Superintendent
– Chief Inspector
– Senior Inspector
– Inspector
Non-commissioned Officers
- SJO4
- SJO3
- SJO2
- SJO1
- JO3
- JO2
- JO1
Appointment of Uniformed
Personnel to the BJMP
a. J01 – SJ04 – shall be appointed by the
Regional Director for the regional office
uniformed personnel or by the BJMP Chief
for the national headquarters office and
attested by the CSC.

b. Inspector – Superintendent – appointed

by the Chief BJMP as recommended by
their immediate superiors and attested by
the CSC.
c. Senior Superintendent - appointed by the
Secretary of the DILG upon
recommendation of the CBJMP with the
proper attestation of the CSC.
 
d. Chief Superintendent – Director –
appointed by the President upon
recommendation of the Secretary of the
DILG with the proper endorsement of the
chairman of the CSC.
BJMP RECEPTION PROCEDURES

As mandated by the BJMP Manual (Rule

IV), the Jail Bureau should observe the
following procedures in receiving/admitting
a new inmate.
1. Identity Check
2. Examination of Commitment Papers
3. Security Check
4. Accounting of Personal Property
5. Turn-over of Personal Property
6. Inmate Identification
7. Strip-Search
8. Medical Examination
9. Psychological and Physical
10. Preparation of Medical Record
11. Social Case Study
12. Provision of Jail Clothing
13. Briefing & Orientation
14. Maintenance of Prison Record
Duties and Responsibilities

WARDEN
- He is responsible for the direction,
coordination, and control of the personnel,
the inmates and the programs of the
institution. He is responsible for the safety,
security, discipline and the well being of
his men as well as the prisoners and sees
to the efficient functioning of the institution.
Operating Units under the Office of the
Warden:
1. Intelligence and Investigation Team
– the team gathers, collects, and
submits intelligence information to the
warden on matters pertaining to jail
conditions; plot or plans by the prisoners
that may threaten the safety of personnel
and/or disturbed the normal functioning of
the institutions and those that would lead
to the eventual capture of escaped
prisoners.
2. Jail Inspectorate Section
– this section inspects the jail facilities,
the personnel and prisoners and submits
reports of deficiencies noted. It helps the
warden in the maintenance of discipline,
not only of the personnel but the inmates
as well.

3. Public Relations Office – this is tasked

with the maintenance of good public
relations to obtain the necessary and
adequate support of the public.
ASSISTANT WARDEN

He is the principal assistant of the

warden. He keeps himself informed to be
able to assume command effectively
during the warden’s temporary absence.
He chairs the Disciplinary Board, he
hears cases of erring inmates and
recommends the corresponding
disciplinary actions thereto.
ADMINISTRATIVE GROUPS

• This group take charge of all

administrative functions of the jail, keep
records of jail properties, supplies and
equipment and maintain personnel
records. It also performs such other
functions for the attainment of an efficient
jail administration.
1. Personnel Management Branch
– responsible for the preparation and
maintenance of personnel procedure,
assignment of personnel, preparation of
daily personnel report, monthly personnel
reports and others. It also maintains
individual record files of personnel.
2. Records and Statistics Branch
– keeps and maintains an orderly record
of booking sheet and arrest reports,
fingerprint cards, photograph and index
cards of inmates confined in jail in
individuals prisoners jacket.
3. Property and Supply Branch
– take charge of the safekeeping of
equipment and supplies in the
requisitioning of supplies and materials
needed for the operation of the jail.
4. Budget and Finance Branch
– take charge of financial matters
especially in programming, budgeting,
accounting, and other activities related to
financial services.
5. Mess Service Branch – take charge of the
preparation of the daily menu, makes
foodstuff purchases, prepares and cook
the food and serves it to the inmates.

6. General Service Branch – responsible for

the maintenance and repair of jail facilities
and equipment. It is also tasked with the
cleanliness as well as the beautification of
the jail compound.
7. Mittimus Computing Branch
– receives court decisions and mittimus
and ascertains by compilation the date of
the full completion of service of sentence
of each prisoner for his eventual release
from jail. It also prepares transfer orders of
inmates to other penal institutions.
How may a criminal offender be committed
in Jail?

a. by virtue of a commitment order issued by

the court which may either be in the forms
of a detention or standard mittimus.
b. By order of a competent authority
c. By an arresting officer.
SECURITY GROUP
- Provides the system of sound custody,
security and control of inmates and their
movements. It enforces and maintains
inmate’s discipline.
1. Escort/subpoena Platoon
a. Escort Section – produce inmates under
proper guard to the fiscal/s office, courts,
etc.. upon proper summons. It is also
tasked with the transfer of prisoners from
one institution to another upon proper
orders of the court or authority.
b. Subpoena Section – receives, distributes
and/or serves subpoenas, notices, and
order, summons and other processes
directed to inmates confined in jail.
Subpoena ad testificandum – a command
to appear at a certain time and place to
give testimony upon a certain matter.
Subpoena duces tecum – a process by
which the court, at the instance of a party
commands a witness who has in his
possession or control some document or
paper that is pertinent to the issues of a
pending controversy, to produce it in jail.
Distance of guard from inmates during
escorts

– If escorting a group of inmates, a

guard shall keep a distance of not less
than ten (10) paces from his charge.
Upon arrival at the destination, he shall
station himself at a vantage point where all
inmates are within sight and can be
properly controlled.
Escort procedures for court appearance
– In escort duties for court hearing, the
Superintendent shall provide at least two
(2) guards for every inmate.
2. Security Platoon
- a 3 working platoon shifts responsible
for over all security of the jail compound
including gates, guard posts and towers.
They are also responsible for the admitting
and releasing unit.
OVERVIEW

As one of the five pillars of the Criminal Justice System, the

BJMP was created to address growing concern of jail
management and penology problem. Primarily, its clients are
detainees accused before a court who are temporarily confined in
such jails while undergoing investigation, waiting final judgement
and those who are serving sentence promulgated by the court 3
years and below.

As provided for under R.A. No. 6975, the Jail Bureau is mandated
to take operational and administrative control over all city, district
and municipal jails which number at 1,132. Of this number, only
417 comprising two (2) female dormitory, two(2) youth centers,
152 district jails, 84 city jails and 177 municipal jails are fully
manned by the Jail Bureau, leaving 63% or 715 jails still being
manned by the PNP.
At present there are only 6,976 uniformed and non-uniformed BJMP
personnel. In terms of jail population, however, 59,639 inmates are housed
in BJMP-manned jails, while only 1,529 are with the PNP-manned jails.

The Bureau has four major areas of rehabilitation program, namely:

Livelihood Projects, Educational and Vocational Training, Recreation and
Sports, and Religious/ Spiritual Activities. These were continuously
implemented to eliminate the offenders' pattern of criminal behaviour and
to reform them to become law-abiding and productive citizens.
Although the workplace of the Jail Bureau is confined inside the portals of
jail to safeguard inmates, nonetheless, the Bureau has an inherent function
of informing the public of jail operations and other matters concerning the
corrections pillar of the Philippines. Coincidentally, being a new and
growing Bureau, BJMP aims to keep the public abreast of information
regarding jail management and penology.
VISION

The BJMP envisions itself as a

dynamic institution highly
regarded for its sustained humane
safekeeping and development of
inmates.
MISSION

The Bureau aims to enhance

public safety by providing humane
safekeeping and development of
inmates in all district, city and
municipal jails.
THRUSTS

1.Inmate's Welfare and Development;

2. Inmate's Custody, Security & Control;

3. Decongestion; and

4. Good governance.
DEFINITION OF TERMS
 
BUREAU

a division of a government department or an independent administrative unit.

 
an office for collecting or distributing news or information, coordinating work, or
performing specified services; agency:

JAIL

a prison, esp. one for the detention of persons awaiting trial or convicted of minor
offenses

to take into or hold in lawful custody; imprison

 
MANAGEMENT

the act or manner of managing; handling, direction, or control.

skill in managing; executive ability: great management and tact

the person or persons controlling and directing the affairs of a business,

institution, etc

PENOLOGY

the study of the punishment of crime, in both its deterrent and its
reformatory aspects.

the study of the management of prisons.

BJMP Strengthens Link to Community
 
         The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology will be launching a
project that will strengthen its link to the community.  This project is called
“I-dial kay DIAL” which aims to improve jail services nationwide and to
give awareness to the public on how the bureau is working for the good of
its clientele.
 
        “I-dial kay DIAL” is the initial project of the newly installed Officer-in-
Charge CSupt Rosendo M Dial which will be launched on April 1, 2008. 
Dial provided two cell phone numbers to receive complaints of abuses,
maltreatment, exploitation, extortion, negligence and other anomalies
committed by our jail personnel.  Suggestions will also be treated
accordingly for the improvement of jail management.  Information can be
sent through text or call at 0917-464-1538 for Globe and 0928-330-9799
for Smart and will be treated with confidentiality. 
   Dial warned personnel especially those who are
involved in different dubious transactions to refrain
from doing such so that they will not lose their job. 
He also encouraged the public especially those who
are visiting our jails not to hesitate in sending their
complaints against unscrupulous jail personnel.

        CSUPT Dial was installed as OIC, BJMP after

Director Armando M. Llamasares vowed out of
service last March 5, 2008.
Boils strike NCR jails

         The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology Chief Director

Rosendo M Dial enjoined all Regional Directors and wardens to double
their effort in securing the health of their inmates especially this summer
season.  According to Dial, records obtained from the Health Service of the
bureau that summer borne diseases are afflicting inmates due to extreme
heat especially in the National Capital Region. 

        More than 1,500 inmates in NCR suffered from various diseases
caused by summer heat.  Boils (pigsa) is the most common among the
prevalent diseases during summer.  Records show that in March, more
than 548 inmates in the NCR jails suffered from boils.  Scabies (galis) rank
number two which afflicted 231 inmates, followed by skin allergies that
affected 170 inmates and infected wounds suffered by 113 inmates.
         Other common summer borne diseases are fungal infection (alipunga),
conjunctivitis (sore eyes), chicken pox (bulutong tubig), body malaise (a feeling
of general discomfort or uneasiness), gastroenteritis, arthritis, rheumatism,
numbness and other health causing problem due to severe heat.  Inmates
suffering from hypertension are also at risk especially those in congested jails.

        Dial likewise directed them to maintain the cleanliness of their respective
jails and strictly observe physical hygiene.  He advised  them to create
linkages to local government units and other sectors who are willing to donate
hygienic materials such as soaps and medicines to ease the burden of our
constituents who are incarcerated. He also added that the bureau is
conducting regular medical check-ups and seminars on personal hygiene,
especially in congested and bigger jails such as Quezon City Jail and Manila
City Jail.  
 
BJMP has its first Lady General

 
        The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology has its first lady general in the person of CHIEF
SUPERINTENDENT DORIS REMEDIOS-DORIGO.  Her promotion to one star rank was conferred by
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on April 1, 2008.

        Dorigo was endorsed by the BJMP Board of Generals because of her numerous achievements and
accomplishments in her almost 29 years of government service, 15 years of which with the bureau.  The
most notable of these accomplishments is her contribution to the passage of Republic Act No. 9263
( Professionalization Act of the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology and the Bureau of Fire
Protection).   Recently, she was named as the second person and the first woman living outside the
United States to earn the Certified Corrections Executive title in the history of American Correctional
Association after she successfully passed a comprehensive examination that tests her knowledge as a
Correctional Executive.

        C/Supt Dorigo has a very impressive track record.  She graduated consistent honor from
elementary to secondary and awarded Magna Cum Laude in college with the degree of Bachelor of
Science in Business Administration major in Agricultural Business. She completed academic units in
Doctorate in an off-campus program of The International University based in Independence, Missouri,
USA.   She also has the degree in Bachelor of Laws, Bachelor of Science in Commerce and Master’s in
Business Administration with Benemeritus distinction.
        Her  service to the bureau gave her 75 awards/ medals and an international
award and recognition from the American Correctional Association and ACA’s
Commission on Correctional Certification. She also represented the bureau in
various foreign and local trainings and seminars regarding corrections and law
enforcement.
Undersecretary for Public Safety Atty. Marius P. Corpus led the  oath taking
ceremony  held at the National Headquarters on April 10, 2008. From RBJMP-
4B, C/Supt Dorigo was reassigned as the new Regional Director  of RBJMP-7. 

        Dorigo is the spouse of CSUPT Benito A Dorigo, who is currently the officer-
in-charge of the Office of the Deputy Chief for Administration.  They are also the
1st couple general in the history of the uniformed service in the Philippines.
PGMA appoints Dial as Chief, BJMP
 

 
        President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo has appointed Officer-in-Charge  Chief Superintendent
Rosendo M Dial as the Chief of the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology with the rank of
Jail Director on April 01, 2008.

        Dial was the Deputy Chief for Administration prior to his appointment and has twenty-four
years in the government service. He has served as Director of Program Development-National
Headquarters, Director of the Jail National Training Institute, Regional Director of BJMP-Region
9 and has hold  wardenship positions in the National Capital Region. He has received various
awards such as the Senior Field Officer of the Year 2004 and 2005, City Warden of the Year
2003 in NCR and has received the award as One of the Outstanding Pillars of Justice. He has
also attended various corrections seminars in the United States, Australia and other Asian
countries.

        His short stint as Officer-in-Charge of the Bureau was highlighted by the success of his
pilot project “I-dial kay DIAL” - his way of reaching and getting the participation of community in
reporting abuses committed  by jail personnel.
        Director Dial, a member of PNPA class-86, is the first  Philippine National
Police Academy alumnus who will hold the highest position in the Jail Bureau and
also the youngest officer to  obtain the one-star rank.

        Dial took his oath of office before Undersecretary for Public Safety Atty.
Marius P Corpus at the  BJMP-National Headquarters on April 10, 2008 which
coincides with the 2008 First Quarter Management Conference. On the same
occasion, the first lady general in the history of BJMP  also took her oath of office.
J/SSUPT Doris Remedios-Dorigo, Regional Director of Region 4-B was promoted
to one-star rank.

        It was announced during the conference the initial revamp of regional
directors and head of offices as part of his initial agenda in improving jail services.
ICRC CITES DEPLORABLE JAILS CONDITION

         Officials from the Department of the Interior and Local Government,(DILG), the Bureau of Jail
Management and Penology (BJMP), the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), the
Public Attorney’s Office (PAO), and International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) gathered on
Thursday, July 26, 2007, at  Malacañang’s Mabini Hall for a meeting presided by Executive Secretary
Eduardo Ermita.

        Among those present were DSWD Secretary Esperanza Cabral, DILG Undersecretary Marius Corpus,
BJMP chief Director Armando M Llamasares, PAO’s head lawyer Persida Rueda-Acosta, General Rudy
Diaz  who represented Manila Mayor Alfredo Lim, ICRC delegation Felipe Donoso,  Florence Dapples,
Jutta Bachmann and John Guillame, and several other officials from the five pillars of the Criminal Justice
System.

        The meeting was called by Malacañang to thresh out the ICRC’s observation contained in their report
on the shortcomings of the Philippine Criminal Justice System and their consequences to persons in the
custody of the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology.

        The ICRC delegation in their report mentioned the slow processing of inmate’s release on bail and the
protracted resolution of their cases result to overcrowding that expose them to malnutrition and diseases. 
The delegation also noted that inmates are confined in what they described sub-standard facilities and are
not given basic services.  The ICRC report revealed that such situation affects the jail personnel and has
knock-on ill effects on society as a whole, with grave repercussions for the families of inmates and for the
jail staff and their families.

      
        The BJMP chief briefed the visiting ICRC delegation about the Philippine Correctional System,
particularly the BJMP, focusing on its operational jurisdiction and resources, major programs and
accomplishments, and the problems and challenges it faces. Llamasares made several
recommendations to address the problems BJMP faces and the actions being taken.  The BJMP chief
said the establishment of an integrated jail is the most logical move to solve overcrowding in jails.   
Llamasares said the Metro Manila Integrated Jail is proposed to be built on a 96-hectare land in
Pintong Bukawe, San Mateo, Rizal, once President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo issues a Presidential
Proclamation awarding the said land and eventually releases the 300 million pesos to start the
horizontal development of the project.

        The ICRC head of delegation, on the other hand, said ICRC is engaged in an effort to raise
awareness and build political will about detention-related issues among the most senior Philippine
authorities in the Judiciary, Executive and the Legislature thru a series of bilateral meetings.

        He (Donoso) added that ICRC is ready to help the government in initiatives to strengthen
dialogue among all concerned agencies to find short-tern and long-term solutions to the problems in
jails.  The ICRC, if allowed by concerned authorities could approach national and international
experts and practitioners in the relevant field of expertise and facilitate their involvement in
discussions with authorities on measures to improve conditions in jails,  hasten disposition of inmates’
cases and unclog the criminal justice system.
BJMP Opposes Privatization Of Jail System

 
        Bureau of Jail Management and Penology Chief, Director Rosendo M Dial
expressed vehement opposition to the proposed privatization of jail system.  
 
        Earlier, the Las Piñas City Bar Association (LPCBA) submitted to the
Department of Justice and to the Department of the Interior and Local Government
 their proposal pushing for the privatization of jail system in the country citing that
privatization will address the jail congestion and improve inmates’ living condition.
 
       The BJMP chief, however, believes  that such move will not prove beneficial for
the inmates and the government.  What should be done is for the district, city and
municipal jails under the BJMP to pursue an intensified decongestion of jails in
coordination with the Public Attorney’s Office (PAO) and other concerned agencies,
Dial said.  We should also increase  paralegal officers and encourage law students
volunteers to involve themselves in the declogging of jails.  Another option, Dial
added, is to construct   bigger jail facilities in cooperation with the local government
units. 
        With a 5% annual increase in jail population (61,006
nationwide), Director Dial in coordination with BJMPs 
Directorate for Logistics came up with a project that will ease
inmates living condition. Since the implementation of the UN
set standard of ideal space of one inmate per 3 sq.meter  is
unattainable due to limited space, Dial instead set a pattern of
20 inmates per cell with bunks for  to-be constructed BJMP
jails. This will be materialized with the construction of the new
Malabon City Jail and will be followed by new facilities. Dial
added that despite congestion problem, the bureau is making
all its effort to provide the best jail service to its clientele – the
inmates.