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Over 40,800 inmates fully vaccinated vs COVID-19: DILG

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 24 03:17 PM

More than 40,875 PDLs in facilities run by the BJMP have been vaccinated against COVID-19, the Department of the Interior and Local Government said. Read more »

San Juan City jail launches new visitation area

Bianca Dava, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 13 02:04 PM

The BJMP in San Juan City has inaugurated a new visitation area in its male dormitory and showcased its livelihood program for detainees. Read more »

More than 21,000 inmates fully vaccinated vs COVID-19

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 04 06:04 PM

More than 21,000 inmates have received complete vaccination against COVID-19, the Department of Health said Monday. Read more »

BJMP jails congested by 397 percent

Raffy Santos, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 30 06:42 PM

Based on BJMP data, the jail population nationwide is around 119,692 with a congestion rate of 397 percent. Read more »

Nova Princess Parojinog nakatakdang ilipat sa Taguig City Jail

Wheng Hidalgo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 25 10:09 PM

Kailangan niyang sumailalim sa 14 na araw na quarantine. Read more »

'Higit 10,000 bilanggo nabakunahan na kontra COVID'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 13 12:08 PM

10,714 bilanggo na ang nakatanggap ng unang dose ng bakuna kontra COVID-19, ayon sa Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP). Read more »

124 inmates, 17 personnel test positive for COVID-19 in Palawan jail

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 17 01:09 PM

At least 124 inmates and 17 jail personnel in Puerto Princesa City, Palawan tested positive for COVID-19, the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) said Thursday. Read more »

Judges, prosecutors, public attorneys priority for vaccination, but inmates out

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 13 07:49 PM

In the mad scramble to be included on the list of priority population eligible for vaccination, judges, prosecutors and public attorneys have separately sought approvals from the National Task Force COVID-19, but one group most at risk of contracting the virus is out of the list.  Read more »

Killer cop Nuezca transferred to BJMP jail

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 30 01:25 AM

The suspect in the brutal killing of a mother and son in Tarlac has been transferred to the custody of the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP), police said Tuesday. Read more »

Shabu na nakasilid sa pakete ng instant noodles, tinangkang ipuslit sa Davao City Jail

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 24 10:43 PM

Magpa-Pasko sa loob ng selda ang dalawang hinihinalang miyembro ng isang relihiyosong organisasyon matapos mahuli ng mga jail officer sa Davao City Jail, Huwebes ng hapon. Read more »

Raps mulled vs jail guards, police over 'cruel, inhumane' treatment of detained activist Nasino

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 15 05:36 PM

Various groups have denounced the actions taken by jail and police escorts, calling it “cruel and inhumane.” Read more »

15 detainees dead due to COVID-19: BJMP

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 10 03:53 PM

Fifteen detainees have died due to COVID-19, the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology said Thursday.   Read more »

Senate panel OKs bill placing provincial jails under BJMP instead of local governments

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 08 01:31 PM

MANILA - A Senate panel on Tuesday approved a bill that would transfer the management of provincial jails to the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) to "professionalize" the system and allow local governments to use their funds for other projects.   Read more »

Manila jail nananatiling COVID-free

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 07 07:15 PM

Nananatiling COVID-free ang Manila City Jail, na dahil umano sa epektibong estratehiya ng pamunuan nito.  Read more »

Manila City jail nananatiling COVID-free

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 07 07:31 PM

Sa kabila ng pagkakaroon ng coronavirus disease ng mga preso sa iba't ibang kulungan sa Metro Manila, nananatiling COVID-free ang Manila City Jail.   Read more »

CHR to gov't: Be transparent in reporting virus situation of inmates

Jaehwa Bernardo and Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 26 08:22 PM

The Commission on Human Rights on Sunday called on government to be transparent in reporting the COVID-19 situation in prisons and detention facilities following reports of several persons deprived of liberty dying from the respiratory illness. Read more »

21,858 preso napalaya na sa gitna ng pandemya — DILG

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 22 01:25 PM

Umabot na sa 21,858 preso ang napalaya upang ma-decongest o lumuwag ang mga bilangguan sa gitna ng COVID-19 pandemic, ayon sa Department of the Interior and Local Government. Read more »

4 tauhan ng QC jail negatibo na sa COVID-19

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 30 02:03 PM

Negatibo na sa COVID-19 ang 4 na tauhan ng Quezon City Jail, ayon sa tagapagsalita ng Bureau of Jail Management and Penology. Read more »

BJMP 'agrees on all efforts to decongest' jails: spox

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 19 09:00 AM

The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) said Sunday it agrees on "all efforts to decongest" the country's jails as 9 inmates and 9 of its staff contracted COVID-19. Read more »

Random COVID-19 testing in QC jail begins after inmates test positive for coronavirus

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 17 05:57 PM

The Department of Health (DOH) and the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) have started to conduct random coronavirus testing in the Quezon City Jail after at least 18 inmates and personnel tested positive for COVID-10, an official said Friday. Read more »