Therapeutic

Modalities
QUIZ!
1. It is a means of correcting an offender by placing him in a community where he can be treated
well until he becomes fully recovered and accepted by the community
a. Institutional correction
b. Non institutional correction
c. BJMP
d. Parole

2. These so called “prison without bars “are referred to as the

a. Iwahig Penal Farm
b. New Bilibid prison
c. Penal Colonies
d. Sablayan Penal Farm
3. This penal establishment is previously known as the Luhit Penal Settlement
a.Iwahig Prison and Penal Farm
b. San Ramon Prison
c. Sablayan Prison
d. New Bilibid prison

4. When was the establishment of the Iwahig Penal Colony of Palawan with 16 prisoners sailed for
Palawan to start building the colony threat on orders of Gov. Forbes?
a. November 15, 1904
b. November 17, 1904
c. November 16, 1904
d. November 14, 1904
5. Which of the following is an open correctional institution known to be the best
and prison without walls?
a. Davao Penal Farms
b. Sablayan Penal colony
c. San Ramon prison and penal farm
d. Iwahig penal colony

6. The Iwahig penal colony and farm a national penitentiary under

the Bureau of Corrections is located in ____.
a.Coron, Palawan
b. Puerto Princesa
c. El Nido, Palawan
d. Occidental Mindoro
7. It is an institution intended to detain or house political offenders
a. Iwahig Penal Farm
b. Davao Penal Farm
c. San Ramon Prison and penal Farm
d. Sablayan Prison Farm

8. The Sablayan Penal Colony & Farm , a national penitentiary farm in the Philippines under Bucor is
located __________. (CLE 2013)
a.Palawan
b. Zamboanga
c. Oriental Mindoro
d. Occidental Mindoro
9. Filipino female national prisoners (INSULAR) – more than 3yrs are confined at
a. Mental Hospital
b. CIW
c. Manila City Jail
d. Mandaluyong City Jail

10. The following institutions are controlled and supervised by our government except
a. New Bilibid prison
b. Manila City Jail
c. Ihawig Penal Colony
d. Elmira Reformatory
11. The following are the subcolonies of Sablayan Prison and Penal farm
I. Central III. Pusog V. Panabo Davao VII. Sta Lucia IX. Montible
II. Pasugui IV. Yapang VI. Kapalong VIII. Inagawan X. Central Iwahig
a. I, II, III, IV
b. V, VI
c. VII, VIII, IX, X
d. either of these

12. The Inagawan sub colony is to Iwahig Penal colony while Kapalong sub colony is to?
a. Leyte Regional Prison
b. Old Bilibid Prison
c. San Ramon Prison & Penal Farm
d. Davao Prison & Penal Colony
13. It shall exercise supervision and control over all district, city and municipal jails to ensure a secured,
clean and sanitary and adequately equipped jail for the custody and safekeeping of city, municipal
prisoners , any fugitive from injustice or persons detained awaiting for investigation or
trial and/ or transfer to the National Penitentiary.
a. Bureau of Corrections b. DILG
c. Bureau of Jail Management & Penology d. Provincial Jails

14. Tony Fauler was sentenced to serve with a penalty of Reclusion perpetua (12-1-20) who has the
jurisdiction to detain him?
a.BuCor
b. PNP
c. BJMP
d. AFP
15. Mr. Bill Ibid, a person convicted to serve 6 yrsimprisonment would be classified as what type of
prisoner?
a. Municipal prisoner
b. Insular prisoner
c. Provincial prisoner
d. Detention prisoner

16. What law was passed during the Aquino administration that renamed the Bureau of Prisons to Bureau
of Corrections?
a.EO 292
b. EO 929
c. AO 229
d. EO 229
17. Its task is to conduct a more effective rehabilitation of prisoners through a more scientific study and
diagnoses of each and every prisoner committed to the Bureau of Corrections. It was established by
virtue of Administrative Order 11 issued by the Secretary of Justice as amended by RA 10575
a. Camp Bukang Liwayway
b. Directorate for Reception and Diagnostics
c. Reception and Diagnostic Center
d. Camp Bagong Diwa

18. Rominck Agaton is a newly arrived inmate in the BuCor. What is the ideal number of days for an
inmate to be placed in the quarantine unit at the Reception and Diagnostic Center.
a.55 days b. 5 days
c. 60 days d. 15 days
19. An institution for the imprisonment of persons convicted of major offenses refers to
a.Jail
b. Prison
c. penitentiary
d. all of the above

20. Refers to the head of Bureau of Corrections

a. Bucor
b. Director
c. Director General
d. Commander
CHECKING TIME!!!
Standard on Treatment and Rehabilitation of Prisoners/Inmate/PDL
A. Safety and Orderly
Security – it involves safety measures to maintain the orderliness and discipline within the
jail or prison.
Prison Discipline – It is the state of good order and behavior. It includes maintenance of
good standards of works, sanitation, safety, educational, health and recreation. It aims at
self-reliance, self-control, self-respect and self-discipline.
Preventive Discipline – is the prompt correction of minor deviations committed by prisoners before they become serious
violations.
Control – It involves supervision of prisoners to ensure punctual and orderly movement from one place work program or
assignment to another.
Aims of Institutional Security and Control
1. Preventive of Escapes
2. Control of Contrabands
3. Maintenance of good order
Essential Requisites for Sound Custody, Security and Control
1. Adequate system of classification of prisoners
2. Regular inspections
3. Adequate system of counting
4. Set of rules of control and safety precautions
5. Plan for the control of contraband and equipments
6. Keying system
7. Emergency plans
Custody – is the guarding or penal safekeeping, it involves security measures to ensure
security and control within the prison. The Prison Custodial Division carries it out. The
Prison Custodial Division is charged of all matters pertaining to the custody of the
Prisoners and security of the institution.
Disciplinary Board
The board is tasked to implement discipline inside the jails just in case there are violation of existing
rules and policies.
COMPOSITION:
 Chairman- assistant warden
 Members- chief security officer, medical/ public health officer, social worker/rehabilitation officer
Functions of the Disciplinary Board
The Warden tasks the Board to investigate the facts regarding the alleged misconduct referred to it. It
holds sessions as often as necessary misconduct referred to it. It holds sessions as often as necessary in a
room that may be provided for the purpose. All cases referred to it must be heard and decided within 48
hours from the date of the receipt of the case .
The board is tasked to investigate the facts of the alleged misconduct referred to it
by the warden.
Authorized Disciplinary Penalties:
 Reprimand
 Temporary or permanent cancellation of some or all recreational privileges
 Cancellation of visiting privileges
 Extra fatigue duty for sentenced inmates only
 Closed confinement
 Transfer to another facility with court coordination
Limitation of Punishment
 No female inmate is subjected to any disciplinary punishment which might affect her
unborn or nursing child
 No impaired or handicapped inmates shall be meted out with punishment
corporal and inhuman punishment is prohibited
 Medical examination is required when solitary or extra fatigue punishment is
imposed
 Jail physician may recommend termination of punishment on grounds of physical or
mental health
Procedure in Hearing Disciplinary Cases
 The aggrieved inmate shall inform any member of the custodial force of the violation, the
letter in turn, officially report the matter to the desk officer. If one of the employees knows of
the violation committed by the inmate, a brief description of the circumstances surrounding or
leading to the reported violation
and all facts relative to the case shall be made.
 The desk officer shall simultaneously inform the warden station/ substation commander, as the
case may be and shall immediately cause the investigation. He shall submit to the warden his
report together with his recommendations.
 The warden shall evaluate the report and if he believes that there is no sufficient evidence to
support the alleged violation, he shall dismiss the case. If he believes there exist sufficient
evidence, he shall decide the case and impose the necessary penalty in case of minor violation. If
the case is less grave or grave, he shall endorse it to the board for hearing or decide it himself as
a summary disciplinary officer if there is no disciplinary board.
 The inmate shall be confronted to the reported violation and ask how he pleads to the charge. If he
admit the violation or pleads guilty, the board shall impose the corresponding punishment.
 If the inmate denies the charge, the hearing shall commence with the presentation of evidence and other
witnesses by the desk officer. The inmate shall then be given the opportunity to defend himself by his
testimony and those of his witness, if any, and to present other evidences to prove his innocence.
 After the hearing, the board shall decide the case on the merits.
 Whether the inmate is found guilty or not, he should be advised to obey the rules and regulations
strictly and reminded that the good behavior is indispensable for his early release and or the granting of
privileges.
 Decision of the board/ summary disciplinary officer is subject to the review and approval by the warden
and / or the higher authority. The inmate may request a review and approval by the and/ or the higher
authority. The inmate may request a review on the findings of the board and the propriety of the penalty to
the central office, BJMP decision shall be final.
Punishable Acts inside the Jail:
Minor Offenses:
 selling or bartering with fellow inmates items not classified as contraband.
 rendering personal services to fellow inmates.
 Untidy or dirty in his personal appearance.
 Littering or failing to maintain cleanliness and orderliness in his quarter and/ or surroundings.
 Making frivolous or groundless complaints
 Taking the cudgels for reporting complaints
 Late reporting to duty without jurisdiction reason; and
 Willful waste of food.
Less Grave Offense:
 Failure to report for work detail without sufficient justification.
 Failure to render assistance to an injured personnel or inmates.
 Failure to assist in the putting out of fire inside the jail.
 Acting boisterously during religious, social and other groups function.
 Swearing, cursing or using profane language directed personally toward other
person.
 Malingering or reporting as sick to escape work assignment.
 Spreading rumors or maliciously intriguing against honor of any persons, particularly members of the
custodial force.
 Failing to stand at attention and give due respect when confronted by or reporting to any officers or
member of the custodial force.
 Forcing fellow inmate to render services to himself and/ or others
 Exchanging uniform or wearing clothes other than those issued to him the
purposes of circumventing jail rules.
 Loitering or being in an unauthorized place.
 Using the telephone without authority
 Writing, defacing or drawing on walls, floor or any equipment.
 Withholding information which is inimical and prejudicial to the jail
administration.
 Possession of lewd or pornographic literature and photographs.
 Absence from cell, brigade, place of work during head count or at any time
without justifiable reason; and
 Failing to turn over any implements/ article issued after the details.
 Committing any act prejudicial to or which is necessary to good order and
discipline.
Grave Offense:

 Making untruthful statement or lies in official communication, transaction, or investigation.

 Keeping or concealing keys or locks of places in the jail where it is off limits to offender.

 Giving gift, selling to, or bartering with jail personnel

 Keeping in his possession money, jewelry or other contraband which the rules prohibit.

 Tattooing others or allowing himself to be tattooed or keeping any paraphernalia for tattooing.

 Forcibly taking or extracting money from fellow inmates.

 Punishing or inflicting injury upon himself or other inmates.

 Receiving, keeping, taking or imbedding liquor and other prohibited drugs.

 Making , improvising or keeping any kind of deadly weapon.

 Concealing or withholding information on plans of attempted escape.

 Unruly conduct and behavior and flagrant of discipline and instructions.

 Helping, adding or abetting others to escape.

 Fighting causing any disturbance or participating there in and/ or agitating to cause such disturbance or riot; and

 Indecent , immoral or lascivious acts which by himself or other and/ or allowing to be subject of such indecent, immoral or
lascivious acts.
Punishable Acts inside Jail:
 Willful disobedience to lawful orders issued by an officer or member of the custodial forces.
 Assaulting any officer or member of the custodial force.
 Damaging any government property or equipment issued to the inmates.
 Participating in any kangaroo court, unauthorized or irregular court conducted with disregard for or
perversion of legal proceeding of a mock court by offender in jail/ prison.
 Affiliating oneself to any gangs or faction whose main purpose is to ferment regionalism or to
segregate them from others.
 Failing to inform the authorities concerned when afflicted with any communicable disease like VD, etc.
 Committing any act, which is in violation of any ordinance, in which case he shall separately be
prosecuted criminally in accordance with law.
Plan for Escapes or Jailbreaks
The following are the basic guidelines in dealing with jailbreaks:
 The control center shall immediately sound the alarm and inform the warden in case of escape.
 At the first sound of the alarm, the inmates shall be locked in their respective cells.
 All the first personnel, custodial and non-custodial force shall make themselves available for
deployment.
 Personnel who have inmates under their care shall remain on duty; take their accounting at the time of
the emergency.
 A simultaneous institution-wide count shall be made to determine the numbers of inmates who
escaped identities established.
 As soon as the identities of the escapees are established, it shall be published, and all police precincts
be immediately notified.
 Radio and television stations should be immediately notified.
 Recovery teams shall be sent out to all known hangouts.
 In case of mass jailbreaks, all the members of the custodial force shall issue firearms and reassigned
to critical post to block the escape routes.
 If an officer is held hostage, reasonable caution should be made to ensure his/ her safety.
 If the warden is held hostage, for all intents and purposes he ceases to exercise authority and the next
in command shall take the action.
 Maximum force shall be deployed for escapes found holding on in an area to pressure them to
surrender and avert their movements and an investigation shall commence thereafter.
Commitment and Classification of Prisoners and Detainees
A person can be committed to jail only upon the issuance of an appropriate order by
a competent court or authority so mandated under Philippine laws. This Rule enumerates
courts and authorities and classifies inmates according to the conditions for their
commitment.

Commitment - means entrusting for the confinement of an inmate to a jail by a

competent court or authority, for the purposes of safekeeping during the pendency of
his/her case.
Courts and other Entities Authorized to Commit a Person to Jail
The following (courts and entities) are authorized to commit a person to jail:
a. Supreme Court;
b. Court of Appeals;
c. Sandiganbayan;
d. Regional Trial Court;
e. Metropolitan/Municipal Trial Court;
f. Municipal Circuit Trial Court;
g. Congress of the Philippines; and
h. All other administrative bodies or persons authorized by law to arrest and commit a person to jail.
Classification - refers to assigning or to grouping of inmates according to their respective penalty,
gender, age, nationality, health, criminal records, etc.
Categories of inmates -The two (2) general categories of inmates are:
a. Prisoner - inmate who is convicted by final judgment; and
b. Detainee - inmate who is undergoing investigation/trial or awaiting final judgment.

Classification of prisoners - The four (4) main classes of prisoners are:

a. Insular Prisoner - one who is sentenced to a prison term of three (3) years and one (1) day to Reclusion
Perpetua or life imprisonment;
b. Provincial Prisoner - one who is sentenced to a prison term of six (6) months and one (1) day to three
(3) years;
c. City Prisoner - one who is sentenced to a prison term of one (1) day to three (3) years; and
d. Municipal Prisoner - one who is sentenced to a prison term of one (1) day to six (6) months.
 Classification of detainees - The three (3) classes of detainees are those:

a. Undergoing investigation;
b. Awaiting or undergoing trial; and
c. Awaiting final judgment.
Inmates Security Classification-The following are the classifications of inmates according to security risk each
may pose:
a. High Profile Inmate - those who require increased security based on intense media coverage or public concern as
a result of their offense such as but not limited to those who have been involved in a highly controversial or
sensationalized crime or those who became prominent for being a politician, government official, multi-million
entrepreneur, religious or cause-oriented group leader and movie or television personality.

b. High Risk Inmate - those who are considered highly dangerous and who require a greater degree of security,
control and supervision because of their deemed capability of escape, of being rescued, and their ability to launch
or spearhead acts of violence inside the jail. This includes those charged with heinous crimes such as murder,
kidnapping for ransom, economic sabotage, syndicated or organized crimes, etc. Also included are inmates with
military or police trainings or those whose life is in danger or under imminent threat.
c. High Value Target (HVT) - a target, either a resource or a person, who may either be an enemy
combatant, high ranking official or a civilian in danger of capture or death, typically in possession of
critical intelligence, data, or authority marked as an objective for a mission and which a commander
requires for the successful completion of the same.
d. Security Threat Group - any formal or informal ongoing inmates’ group, gang, organization or
association consisting of three or more members falling into one of the following basic categories: street
gangs, prison gangs, outlaw gangs, traditional organized crime, aboriginal gangs, subversive groups and
terrorist organizations.
e. Subversive Group - a group of persons that adopts or advocates subversive principles or policies
tending to overthrow or undermine an established government.
f. Terrorist Group - a group of persons that commits any of the following: piracy and mutiny in the high
seas or in the Philippine waters, rebellion or insurrection, coup d’état,murder, kidnapping and serious
illegal detention, crimes involving destruction, arson, hijacking, violation of laws on toxic substances
and hazardous and nuclear waste control, violations of atomic energy regulations, anti-piracy and
antihighway robbery, illegal and unlawful possession, manufacture, dealing in, acquisition or disposition
of firearms, ammunitions or explosives.
g. Violent Extremist Offender (VEO) - a person whose political or religious ideologies
are considered far outside the mainstream attitudes of the society or who violates
common moral standards and who has adopted an increasingly extreme ideals and
aspirations resorting to the employment of violence in the furtherance of his/her beliefs.
h. Medium Risk Inmates -those who represent a moderate risk to the public and staff.
These inmates still require greater security, control and supervision as they might
escape from and might commit violence inside the jail.
i. Minimum Risk Inmates (Ordinary Inmates) - those inmates who have lesser
tendencies to commit offenses and generally pose the least risk to public safety. In most
cases, they may be first time offenders and are charged with light offenses.