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THE PHILIPPINE PRISONS AND JAILS
ORGANIZATION
THE BUREAU OF CORRECTIONS
• Formerly known as the Bureau of Prisons, was
created under the Reorganization Act. No. 1407
Prison Law of the Philippines
dated 1 November 1905.
• Renamed Bureau of Corrections under Executive
Order 292 RA 10575
• An agency under the Department of Justice
Bureau of Corrections tasked
Act of 2013
(Signed May 24, 2013)
to effectively sake-keep and rehabilitate national
prisoners - those sentence to three year and one
day and above.
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ORGANIZATION
THE BUREAU OF CORRECTIONS RANKS
CO’s NCOs
Correction Under Secretary Correction Senior Officer 4
Correction Assistant Secretary Correction Senior Officer 3
Correction Chief Superintendent Correction Senior Officer 2
Correction Senior Correction Senior Officer 1
Superintendent Correction Officer 3
Correction Superintendent Correction Officer 2
Correction Chief Inspector Correction Officer 1
Correction Senior Inspector
Correction Inspector
ORGANIZATION
Organization and Key Points of the BUCor
• The BuCor shall be headed by a Director who shall be
assisted by three (3) Deputy Directors: one (1) for
administration, one (1) for security and operations and
one (1) for reformation, all of whom shall be appointed
by the President upon the recommendation of the
Secretary of the DOJ: Provided, That the Director and
the Deputy Directors of the BuCor shall serve a tour of
duty not to exceed six (6) years from the date of
appointment.

ORGANIZATION
Organization and Key Points of the BUCor
• The Head of the BuCor, with the rank of
Undersecretary, shall have the position and title of
Director General of corrections. The second officers in
command of the BuCor, with the rank of Assistant
Secretary, shall have the position and title of Deputy
Directors of Corrections.

ORGANIZATION
THE BUREAU OF CORRECTIONS
The agency has seven (7) operating institutions located all
over the country to accept national prisoners from the
nearest region.
• The New Bilibid Prison
• The Correctional Institution for Women
• lwahig Prison and Penal Palawan
• Sablayan Prison and Penal Farm
• San Ramon Prison and Penal Farm
• Leyte Regional Prison
• Davao Prison and Penal Farm

CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES
IN THE PHILIPPINES
Old Bilibid Prison

• First penal institution in the country located at
oroquieta street, sta, cruz, manila
• Formally opened by a royal decree in 1865.
• Now being used as the manila city jail
San Ramon Prison and Penal Farm
• Established on August 21, 1869 in Zamboanga
City
• Founded by Capt. Ramon Blanco
• Primary product is Copra
IN THE PHILIPPINES
PUERTO PRINCESA,
Iwahig Prison and Penal Farm PLAWAN
• Established by the Americans in 1904
• Formerly Iuhit penal settlement Sub-colonies:
• Expanded to 41,007 hectares by •virtue Santa of
Lucia
Executive
• Inagawan
Order No. 67 issued by Governor Newton Gilbert
• Montible
• Lieutenant George
Considered as one of the most open• penal Centralinstitution in
the world or Wolfe - the without
"The Prison prison's Walls”
Tagumpay Settlement
• firsthectares
Allocated 1000 Directordistributed to inmates who no
longer had any desire to return to their original homes
and instead wants to settle to Palawan. Each released
prisoner awardee is given 6-hectare farm lots as
homestead.
IN THE PHILIPPINES
Correctional Institution for Women
• Established on November 27, 1929 under Act
No. 3579 located in Mandaluyong City.
• The institution is run entirely by female
personnel with the exception of the perimeter
guards who are male.
• Smallest but the most overcrowded correctional
institution in the country
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IN THE PHILIPPINES
Davao Penal Colony
• Established in January 21, 1932 under Act No.
3732 by Retired General Paulino Santos.
• It has become the largest source of revenue for
the Bureau of Prisons (BUCOR) because of its
biggest abaca plantation and major banana
producer
• It has two sub-colonies namely Panabo and
Kapalong with each under a penal supervisor. It
has also a settlement site called Tanglaw
settlement.
IN THE PHILIPPINES
New Bilibid Prison
• Established in 1935 in a southern suburb of
Muntinlupa, Rizal in a 552 hectare land.
• It houses maximum, medium and minimum-
security prisoners and has three satellite prisons
namely:
• Camp Bukang Liwayway - Minimum security
• Camp Sampaguita - Medium Security
• Reception and Diagnostic Center – Maximum
Security

IN THE PHILIPPINES
Sablayan Prison and Penal Farm

• Established in Occidental Mindoro under
Proclamation No. 72 issued onSub-colonies
September 27,
1954. • Central
• Pusog
• Designed for minimum-security prisoners.
• Pasugui
• The principal activity of prisoners is agricultural
• Yapang
and rice is its main product which also supplies
rice needs of NBP.

IN THE PHILIPPINES
Leyte Regional Prison
• Established under Proclamation No. 1101 issued
on January 16, 1973 in Abuyog, Leyte.
• Latest penal colony that was established


IN THE PHILIPPINES
PRISON
• An institution for the imprisonment
(incarceration) of persons convicted of major/
serious crimes.
• A building, usually with cells, or other places
established for the purpose of taking safe
custody or confinement of criminals.
• A place of confinement for those charged with
or convicted of offenses against the laws of
the land.
IN THE PHILIPPINES
WHO IS A PRISONER?
• A person who is under the custody of lawful authority.
A person, who by reason of his criminal sentence or by
a decision issued by a court, may be deprived of his
liberty or freedom.
• Any person detained/confined in jail or prison for the
commission of a criminal offense or convicted and
serving in a penal institution.
• A person committed to jail or prison by a competent
authority for any of the following reasons: To serve a
sentence after conviction – Trial – Investigation.

IN THE PHILIPPINES
GENERAL CLASSIFICATIONS OF PRISONER
Theydetained
1. Detention Prisoners – those are prisoners under the
for investigation,
preliminary hearing, or jurisdiction of Courts
awaiting trial. A detainee in a
lock up jail.
They are prisoners under the
2. Sentenced Prisoners – offenders who are committed
jurisdiction of penal
to the jail or prison in order to serve their sentence
institutions
after final conviction by a competent court.
3. Prisoners who are on Safekeeping – includes non-
criminal offenders whoMentally deranged
are detained in individuals,
order to
insane their
protect the community against persons.
harmful behavior.

IN THE PHILIPPINES
CLASSIFICATION OF SENTENCED PRISONERS
1. National prisoners - are also referred to under the

law as insular prisoners. They are those whose
sentence is more than three years of imprisonment
and are sent to BUCOR.
2. Provincial prisoners - those sentenced to six

months and one day up to three years of
imprisonment and sent to serve in the provincial jails
having jurisdiction of their sentence.

IN THE PHILIPPINES
CLASSIFICATION OF SENTENCED PRISONERS
3. Municipal prisoners - offenders whose sentence are

one day to six months and will serve at the jail of the
municipality where the offender is convicted.
4. City prisoners - those convicted in city courts whose

sentence is one day to 3 years and will have to serve
sentence to city jails. Hence city jails are combination
of municipal and provincial jails.

IN THE PHILIPPINES
CLASSIFICATION OF PRISONERS AS TO SECURITY
RISK
Their
Includes movements
those sentencedareto
A. Super MaximumIncapable
Securityof being corrected
restricted
serve at and
sentence thethey are notor
20maximum
years
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any
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of population
constant
allowed
more,
security to work
or prison
those whose outside
(NBP mainthe
sentenced
consist of incorrigibles,
troublemakers but not asand
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institution
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maximum-security prisoners
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criminally insane having
B. Maximum Security
severe personality or emotional
• This shall include highly dangerous or high security risk
disorders
inmates as determine by the classification board who
require a high degree of control and supervision.
IN THEConsist
PHILIPPINES
They ofoccupy theprisoners
groups of Medium
Security
who Prison to work
maybe allowed (Camp
CLASSIFICATION OF PRISONERS AS TOthey
SECURITY
outside the fence or walls wear
Sampaguita) and of
RISK bluepenalcolor of uniforms.
• the
Severe institution
physical handicap under
• Generally,
guards
65 or with
years old they
and are employed
escorts
above
C. Medium Security as agricultural workers
Includes
• have
They prisoners
occupy the who can be
• This shall include those whoserve
cannot be Minimum
one-half of their
trusted in less
trusted
Securitytosentence
report (Camp
Prison to their work
secured areas and those minimum
whose conduct or Bukang
behavior
assignments
• Have
Liwayway) without
only sixand wearthe
months brown
more
require minimum supervision.
presence of guards
D. Minimum Security tocolor serveuniforms
• A group of prisoners who can be reasonably trusted to
serve sentence under “open conditions”.

IN THE PHILIPPINES
CLASSIFICATION OF INMATES ACCORDING TO
GRADE OR PRIVILEDGE One who has been previously
1. Detainee committed for three or more
2. Third Class Inmate times as a sentenced inmate
A newly arrived inmate
3. Second Class one whose character and
4. First Class credit
A first for work
class is known
inmate and has served
5. Colonist
one year immediately preceding the
completion of the following
qualifications: Has served one fifths of
the maximum sentence or in case of
life sentence seven years

IN THE PHILIPPINES
TYPES OF CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES
• Prison - a place of confinement for offenders which
have been sentenced by final judgment of a crime
with a penalty more than 3 years.
• Jail - place of confinement for offenders which have
been on detention, under investigation or while
the case is pending in court or those sentenced
with less than 3 years of penalty.
• Boot camps - modelled after military techniques,
participants engage in a military training and
exercise. provincial jails.

IN THE PHILIPPINES
TYPES OF CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES
• Penal Colony - a settlement for exiled prisoners and

separate from the general populace; used for penal
labor.
• Death row - a section in prison that houses offenders
waiting for their execution.
• Youth homes rehabilitation center - a secure
residential facility for young people waiting for trial;
social workers act as house parents.

IN THE PHILIPPINES
TYPES OF PENAL INSTITUTIONS
Color of uniform as to security
Maximum security Institution
• Usually enclosedClassification
by thick wall enclosures, 18-25 feet
a. Maximum
high. security – Tangerine/Orange
b. Medium
Medium security
security - Blue
institution
• Minimum
c. security
Usually enclosed - Brown
by two layers of wire fence. The inner
fence is 12– feet
d. Detainee Grayto 14 high with curb and the outer
fence is 8 to 12 feet high.
Minimum security institution
• Usually without a fence and if there is one, its purpose
is to keep away civilian population from the entering
institution rather than preventing escapes.
ADMISSION PROCEDURES IN JAIL AND
PRISON
ADMISSION PROCEDURES
1. RECEIVING The new prisoner is received at the
2. CHECKING OF COMMITMENT
RDC. The new PAPERS
prisoner usually comes
3. IDENTIFICATION fromThe areceiving
provincial or city jail
officer where the
checks he
4. SEARCHING was immediately
The step
prisoner’s
commitment
This papers
involves committed
identity
the isthey ofupon
established
iffrisking are in
the
5. BRIEFING AND ORIENTATION
conviction
throughThat
order.
prisoner by is,
the
and the ifcourt,
picture
searching they and
and his escorted
fingerprint
contain the
personal
by the Weapons
appearing
signature
things. escort
in
of the platoon
the commitment
and judge during
other his
or order.
the
items
Commitment Order The – a written
prisoner will order
be of the and
briefed
transfer
This is to
to the
insure
signature of the
classified asNational
that
clerk Prison.
the person
of court,
contraband and being
the
are
court or other competent
oriented authority
on isthetherules consigning
and regulations
committed
seal of the
confiscated court.
and same as
deposited thetoperson
the
an offender to a of
jail or
the prison
prisonfor confinement.
before he will be
being named
property tocustodian. in the
Other commitment
properties
assigned
order. the RDC or the quarantine
unit. deposited with the trust fund
are
officer under recording and receipts.
PRISON
Convicts committed
Now calledto the BUCOR for
as Directorate for
confinement are Reception
brought andfor Diagnostics
admission(DRD)
at the
Reception and Diagnostic
RDC’SCenter
Staff: (RDC). This is a
• Psychiatrists
special unit of prison where new prisoners
• Psychologists
undergo diagnostic examination from which they
• Sociologists
will be observed and• Educational
studies tocounselor
determine the
program of treatment• and training
Vocational best suited to
counselor
their needs and the• institution
The chaplain to which they
should be transferred.• Medical officer
• Custodial correctional
PRISON
Upon admission, the inmate or detainee will be put in
quarantine in a designated cell at the RDC for a minimum
of 5 days where the prisoners are given thorough
THE examination
physical QUARANTINE CELL ORblood
including UNIT -test,
a unitx-rays,
of the
prison or a section of the RDC where the prisoner is
vaccination/Inoculation.
given of
The purpose thorough
which is:physical examination including
• To blood
insuretest,
that x-rays,
the newvaccinations
prisoner isand
not immunity. This
suffering from
anyiscontagious
for the purpose
diseaseofwhich
insuring that
might bethe prisoner to
transferred is
notprisoners.
other suffering from any contagious disease, which
might be
• Interview transferred
with to the prison population.
a social worker
• Orientation with prison rules
PRISON
After quarantine, the inmate shall stay at the

RDC for 55 days to undergo:
• Psychological exam
• Psychiatric exam
• Sociological exam
• Vocational exam
• Educational exam
• Religious exam IQ test

PRISON
An inmate is issued: (depending on availability)
ADMISSION
Visual PROCEDURES
2 regulationCavity
Body Search
uniforms, - the, 1inspection
2 t-shirts of the
pair of slippers
After and/or
anus this, he vaginal
shall then be generally
area, assigned to any of the
requiring
prison
subjectfacilities
to bend ofovertheandBUCOR. Inmate shall be
Blanket, Mat, Pillow with spread
case the cheeks of the
photographed,
buttocks; fingerprinted,
tonet,
squat assigned prisoner number,
Mosquito 1 setand/or
mess kitotherwise expose body
regulation, haircut and beard and moustache shall be
cavity orifice.
shaven.
A thorough search shall be made, Strip search,
intensive search, booty check to check for contraband.
Properties articles are confiscated with receipt and
visual inspection of disrobed or
inmates with medicines drugs shall be allowed to bring it
partially disrobed subject.
in upon the recommendation of the prison doctor.

PRISON
REQUIREMENTS FOR ADMISSION
• Mittimus order
• Decision
• Information Mittimus – is a warrant issued by a
court bearing its seal and the
• Certificate ofsignature
detention of from jail directing the
the judge
• Certificate ofjail
pending or no
or prison pendingtocases
authorities receive
• Certificate ofthe
appeal or non-appeal
convicted offender for the
• Detainees manifestation (RA 6127)
service of sentence imposed therein
• or for detention.
Medical certificate

PRISON
Prohibited Acts Subject to Disciplinary
Action
• Participation in illegal sexual acts
• Public display of pornographic materials,
• Obscene language
• Displaying any behavior which might lead to
disorder or violence
• Possession of articles posing a threat to prison
security

PRISON
Action
• Maligning or insulting any religious belief or,
group
• Giving gifts
• Selling or engaging in barter with anybody,
• Gambling
• Loitering, rendering personal services to or
requiring personal services from fellow inmates
• Disobeying lawful orders of prison authorities

PRISON
Action
• Threatening anybody either in verbal or
written form of any communication devices
• Tattooing himself
• Engaging in business or profession from within
• Possession of any communication device such
as cell phone, pager or transceiver

PRISON
The Board of Discipline is authorized to
impose the following disciplinary measures
against erring inmate:
• Caution or reprimand;
• Cancellation of privileges: recreation,
education, entertainment & visitation;
• Deprivation of GCTA for a specific period;
• Change of security classification from medium
to maximum or minimum to medium.

IN THE PHILIPPINES
WHAT IS A JAIL?
• 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.

IN THE PHILIPPINES
TYPES OF JAILS
1. Lock-up Jails – is a security facility, common to
police stations, used for temporary confinement of an
individual held for investigation.
2. Ordinary Jails – is the type of jail commonly used to
detain a convicted criminal offender to serve sentence
less than three years.
3. 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.
IN THE PHILIPPINES
BUREAU OF JAIL MANAGEMENT AND PENOLOGY
The BJMP exercises supervision and control over

all cities and municipal jails throughout the
country.
The enactment of Republic Act no. 6975 created
the BJMP. It operates as a line bureau under the
Department of the Interior and Local Government
(DILG).

IN THE PHILIPPINES
Powers, Functions and Organization of the BJMP

A. Powers:
The Bureau shall exercise supervision and control over
all districts, 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.

IN THE PHILIPPINES
Powers, Functions and Organization of the BJMP
B. Functions:
1. Formulate policies and guidelines on the administration
of all districts, city and municipal jails nationwide;
2. Formulate and implement policies for the programs of
correction, rehabilitation and treatment of offenders;
3. Plan the program funds for the subsistence allowance
of offenders;
4. Conduct researches, develop and implement plans and
programs for the improvement of jail services throughout
the country.
IN THE PHILIPPINES
Coordinating Staff Groups:
BUREAU OF JAIL • MANAGEMENT AND PENOLOGY
Administrative Division
• Operations Division
Special Staff
The Bureau shallGroups: be Personal
headed by Staff
a Groups:
chief with the
•
• General Services Unit Logistics Division
• Aide-de-Camp
•rank of Director,
Command Group
Health Services
and assisted
• Finance
Unit
by a Office
•Management Deputy Chief
IntelligenceDivision
• Research • Plans
•with the BJMP
•Chaplain
Chief, Rank of
Services Publicand
Chief Superintendent.
Unit ProgramsOffice
Information
• •Community
Deputy C/BJMP Division
Services Unit • Legal Office
• •Finance Staff • Office
Chief Central
The of
Services Inspection
Unit and Investigation
is• the Command
Adjudication and Staff
Office
• Hearing Office Division • Internal Audit
HQ of the Jail Bureau composed of 3 Command
Groups, 6 Coordinating Staff Divisions, 6 Special
Staff Groups and 6 Personal Staff Groups.

Admission Procedures of Inmates in Jail
and in Prison Institution
Reception Procedure:
1. The jails desk Order
Commitment officer– ashall carefully
written check
order of the the
Mittimus
credentials
court of–the
or other iscompetent
a person
warrantbringing
issued byinaconsigning
authority the inmate to
ancourt
determine
offenderbearing
his/their its sealandand
to a jailidentity
or prison the
authority
for confinement.
2. He signature of thecarefully
shall examine judge directing thereport and the
the arrest
jail or prison
authenticity of the authorities
commitment to receive
order or mittimus in
duethe
formconvicted
to determine offender
whetherforthethe inmate has been
service ofunder
committed sentence imposed
legal therein
authority as provided by
or for3,detention.
section rule xii, Rulers of Court.

3. The admitting officer or jailer shall search carefully
the inmate for weapons and other contraband
4. The admitting officers or jailer shall take all cash or
other personal property for the inmate or detainee,
list them down on a receipt from in duplicate, duly
signed by him and countersigned by the offender. To
preclude any possibilities or allegations of graft, these
should be prepared in quintuplet and furnished the
Central Office, the Regional Office, Provincial
Administrator’s Office, the Jail and a copy of the
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5. All cash and other valuables of the prisoners must be
turned over to the Trust Officer or Property Custodian
for safekeeping covered by official receipts
6. The inmate shall then be fingerprinted and his
photograph taken
7. The admitting officer or jail officer shall accomplish a
jail booking report in four copies, attaching thereto
the photograph of the inmate to be distributed as
follows: BJMP central office, Regional Office,
Provincial Administration’s Office and Jail File
8. The newly admitted inmate shall be
thoroughly strip-searched followed by a
careful examination of his clothing for
contraband
9. The Jail Physician or the Local Health Officer
shall immediately conduct a thorough medical
examination of the offender

10.When it is not possible for the jail physician to
be in attendance during the admission of the
inmate, the receiving officer shall observe the
mental alertness, overall appearance and any
physical abnormalities or appearance or
rashes or scratches or other or identifying
marks of the individual and note them down
on the inmate’s jail booking report.

11. A medical record shall be accomplished by the jail
physician or local health officer showing the
condition of the inmate or detainee at the time of
admission
12. A social case study shall be made by a social
worker as a basis for the inmate’s classification
and proper segregation
13. As soon as possible, the offender should be
oriented on the jail rules and regulations
14. The Warden shall establish and maintain a prison
record of all inmate’s
15. Upon completion of Carpeta - Inmate
the reception record the
procedure,
Prisonshall
inmate Record or to
jacket,
- Inmate’s
be assigned hisnameit contains
and alias,
quarters; theWeight
16. Ifand height, the
available, personal
Bodyinmate
marks and
or tattoos,
should criminal
be issuedNationality,
all the
Previous that
materials occupation, record
he will be Priorofduring
using the inmate
criminal convictions,
his confinement;
Previous isplace
17. Detainee of residence,
presumed innocentCrime for which
and shall he was
be treated as
convicted,
such. Sentencing
If possible, court, beHissegregated
he shall sentence fromand
commencing
convicted date, Institutional behavior and conduct
prisoners.
and Date received for confinement
18. If the detainee agrees to abide by the same
disciplinary rules imposed upon convicted
prisoners, he shall be asked to manifest his
“agreement” in writing. Otherwise, the Warden
shall issue a “certification” under oath to the
provisions of article 29 of the Revised Penal
Code.
19. A detainee who signs an “agreement” shall be
treated as a sentenced prisoner insofar as work
and discipline are concerned.
20. A detainee who is covered by “certification” shall not
be required to work but he may be made to polish his
cell and perform such other work that necessary for
hygienic or sanitary reasons.
21. The Warden shall submit the “agreement” or
“certification”, as the case may be, to the proper court
before the date set for the arraignment of the
detainee and the same shall from part of the records
of the case.
22. Full credit for the preventive imprisonment shall
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BJMP Classification Board
The Classification Board shall be tasked with
the gathering and collating of information and
other data of every inmate into a case study to
determine work assignment, the type of
supervision and degree of custody and restriction
under which an offender must live in jail.
Chairman - Assistant Warden
Member - Chief, Custodian/ Security Officer
Member - Medical Officer/Public Health Officer
Member - Jail Chaplain
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BJMP Disciplinary Board
A Disciplinary Board shall be organized and
maintained by jails for the purpose of hearing disciplinary
cases involving offender who violates jail rules and
regulations.
Chairman - Assistant Warden
Member - Chief, Security Officer
Member - Medical Officer/Public Health Officer
Member - Social Worker/Rehabilitation Officer

BJMP Disciplinary Punishment
• Reprimand;
This punishment shall be imposed only in the case
• Temporary or permanent cancellation of some or all
of incorrigible prisoner, when disciplinary measures
recreational privileges; visiting privilege;
had been proven ineffective.
• Extra-fatigue duty; and
• Close confinement in a cell, which shall not exceed 7
days in any calendar month, provided that Partial or
full forfeiture report of GCTA to be earned for that
month and subsequent months depending on the
gravity of the offense.

Forms of Correctional Treatment
Treatment of Special Needs of Unusual

Offenders:
Female
• The women’s quarters should be fully separated from
men’s quarter;
• All handling and supervision of female
offenders/detainees must be done by female jail staff;
• No male offender shall be allowed to enter the
women’s quarter; and
• Only work suitable to their age and physical conditions
should be assigned to female offenders


Offenders:
Drug addicts
Greyhound
• They should Operation
be segregated - Surprise inspection
especially during
utilized inperiod;
withdrawal searching the prisoner for possession of
contrabands
• Close inside
supervision the prison
to prevent cell and
attempts compound
of suicide;
• Nomaybe checked
sedatives or atstimulants
anytime shall be prescribed or
administered except by a physician;
• Strict compliance to jail physician’s device regarding
diet and other treatment measures;
• Prompt search of his quarters.


Offenders:
Alcoholics
• Separate from other offenders and maintain
close supervision to prevent suicide attempts;
• Abnormal behavior should be reported to the
jail physician;
• Close supervision to guard against smuggling
of liquor.


Offenders:
Mentally-ill
• Should be under close supervision of a physician;
• Should be placed in individual cells and special
restraint rooms for violent cases;
• Close supervision to guard against suicide
attempts or violent attacks;
• Transfer to mental institution for proper
psychiatric treatment.


Offenders:
Sex Deviants
• Homosexuals should be segregated
immediately to prevent them from influencing
other offenders to abnormal behavior and;
• Other sex deviants, likewise, should be
separated from other inmates from closer
supervision and control.


Offenders:
Escape-prone
• Should be held in the most secured quarters,
preferably in single cells;
• Closely supervised and observe during and after
visiting hours;
• Quarters should be searched frequent strip-searches;
• Telephone calls should be restricted and allowed only
if monitored on an extension.


Offenders:
Suicide-risk
• Should be given close and constant supervision;
• Subjected to frequent searches.
Handicapped, Aged and Infirm

• Housed separately and closely supervised to protect
them from maltreatment and abuse by other
offenders;
• Should be require to work according to their physical
capabilities.

Offenders:
Child in Conflict with the Law
• Immediately after apprehension and booking, arresting
officer shall take to the city or municipal health officer for
through physical and mental examination;
• If unable to furnish bail, shall be committed to the care
of DSWD or local rehabilitation center;
• A detention home in the province or city shall be
responsible for his appearance in court whenever
required. Provided, that in the absence of any such
center or agency, the city or municipal jail shall provide
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Offenders:
• Whenever it is for the best interest of the community
and effective rehabilitation of the child considering the
age, immaturity and gravity of the offense, situation of
the offender and other circumstances, the BJMP in
coordination with DSWD and the prosecutor’s office
may recommend to the court the release of the child
on recognizance to the custody of his parents or other
suitable person who shall be responsible for his
appearance whenever required.


Offenders:
Alien Offenders
• They shall notify the Bureau of Immigration of
the receipt of the alien prisoner stating his
name, nationality, offense committed and the
court imposing the sentence.

The Institutionalized Treatment Programs

1. Education Programs – the cornerstone of
rehabilitation. It is the process or result of
Inmate Classes
formal attends of Prison
training in and
literacy education
school or classes
citizenship classrooms
and
• General
group therapy
intended and the
to sessions
shape Academic
mind andEducation
attitude of
• Vocational
prisoners towardsEducation
good living upon their
• Physical
release.
The objectives of Education
the educational classes in the
Center are to determine the educational possibilities
of the inmate which may be pursued or encouraged
in prison, and to encourage through group sessions,
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2. Work Programs – these are programs
conducive to change behavior in morale by
training prisoners for a useful occupation. It is
purposely to eliminate idleness on the part of
prisoners, which may contribute to “Prison
stupor”, and it affects the incidence of Prison
riot.
Inmate is given on-the-job training and obser

vation to determine his vocational interests

3. Religious Services in Prison – The purpose
of this program is to change the attitudes of
inmates by inculcating religious values or
belief


4. Recreational Programs - The only program
that is conducted during free time schedule
Objectives:
• Mental and Physical Development
• Help prisoner to become aware of their individual
conditions to provide them a method of improvement.
• Development of cooperative competitions,
• Arouse the interest of the prisoners in recreational
programs.

5. Medical and Health Services - Medical and

health services includes: Mental and physical
examination - Diagnosis and treatment –
Immunization – Sanitary Inspections -
Participation in training

6. Counseling and Casework
Objectives of Counseling:
• Immediate solution of specific personal
problem,
• Help inmates to increase self understanding

6. Counseling and Casework

Objectives of Casework:
• To obtain clear description of social history,
• Solving immediate problems involving family problems
or other personal relationship,
• Assist inmates towards acceptable solutions,
• Support inmates, who are nearly release by giving
them guidance or information,
• Professional assistance to offenders on probation or
parole.
Is a disposition under which a
Forms of Correctional
defendant, after Treatment
conviction and
sentence, is released subject to
conditions imposed by the court and
The Community-Based Treatment
to the supervision of Programs
a probation
officer.
1. PROBATION
2. PAROLE
3. CONDITIONALRefersPARDON to the conditional release of an
offender from a penal institution after
Grantedhebyhas the served
Chief Executive
the minimumsubject to the
period of
conditions imposed on the recipient and accepted by
PD 968 – Probationhis prison
Lawsentence.
of the Philippines
him. Usually, the person has served a portion (at
which took effect on ofJuly
least ½ the 24, 1976 of his indeterminate
minimum
sentence) of his sentence in prison

Forms of Executive Clemency

An act of grace, by a head of a state
for the Ispurpose
a power of given to theanexecutive
exempting
1. PARDON branch to essentially forgive or show
2. AMNESTY individual from the punishment
imposes 2mercy
kinds
upon on
himof
by those
Pardon
a court who
of have been
law.
3. COMMUTATION Isconvicted
a general pardon of
or accused extended
a crime. to a
4. REPRIEVE • Absolute Pardon
Refers to the reduction of the durationgenerally exercised
group of persons
of a prison sentence •
by Conditional
the
or Chief
decreasing Pardon with the
Executive
A temporary stay of the
concurrence
execution of
the length of the imprisonment of congress.
theof sentence
original sentence ofespecially
a prisoner the execution of the
death sentence.

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THE PHILIPPINE PRISONS AND JAILS

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THE BUREAU OF CORRECTIONS RANKS

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Old Bilibid Prison

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Sablayan Prison and Penal Farm

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1. National prisoners - are also referred to under the

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3. Municipal prisoners - offenders whose sentence are

4. City prisoners - those convicted in city courts whose

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• Penal Colony - a settlement for exiled prisoners and

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After quarantine, the inmate shall stay at the

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• A place for locking-up of persons who are

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The BJMP exercises supervision and control over

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Treatment of Special Needs of Unusual

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Treatment of Special Needs of Unusual

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Treatment of Special Needs of Unusual

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Treatment of Special Needs of Unusual

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Treatment of Special Needs of Unusual

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Treatment of Special Needs of Unusual

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Treatment of Special Needs of Unusual

Handicapped, Aged and Infirm

Treatment of Special Needs of Unusual

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Treatment of Special Needs of Unusual

Inmate is given on-the-job training and obser