CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION

FOR WOMEN GROUP 6

Yangat, Christian M.
Maiso, Francis
Voces, Shamel Krizha B.
Arre, Lance Nicole
Jundarino, Armylyn
 HISTORY
• It is located in Mandaluyong, Metro Manila, Philippines.

• 18 hectares land area

• It was founded on November 27, 1929 by virtue of act no.

3579

•February 14, 1931, the Correctional Institution for Women

(CIW) was born

• It is the first and only penal institution exclusively for

women offenders and one of the 7 operating units under the
Bureau of Corrections (BuCor).

• The prison is operated by the Bureau of Corrections.

 ADMISSION

•The Reception and Diagnostic Center, the receiving arm of BuCor, admits inmates and classifies them
based on their security status for 60 days.

•Upon arrival at CIW, inmates are brought to the Receiving Office, where they will go through an
inspection. Items like money will be taken and put in their prison record, while drugs and medicines
will be given to a medical officer for dispensation
 INMATES WELFARE
• Pregnant CIW inmates receive special
accommodation, with arrangements made for
children to be born outside the prison.

• Infants born while serving a sentence may stay

with the mother for up to one year.

• The CIW has a nursery and no disciplinary

measures for female inmates.

• Female inmates are introduced to prison life

through an orientation program, interviews, and
work assignments.
REHABILITATION

•It involves religion, education, livelihood and social

skills – all of which are needed for the inmatesʼ
preparation for their release.

•CIW inmates were found to be engaged in

handicraft, swine, poultry, and small-scale vegetable
production.

•Among the products produced by the inmates are

solar-powered lamps made especially for victims of
Typhoon Yolanda in the Visayas.
 FOUNDATION
•The Chanel of Hope Foundation conducts a
Bible study with some of the inmates there
every Saturday.

•Over the last 18 years they have held

numerous medical, and optical missions for
the inmates of CIW, They have a bible study
group of 100 women who regularly attend.
Recently we have been promoting the sales
of handicrafts which are made inside the
prison as a way to help the inmates with
much needed funds for medical and other
expenses