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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

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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 »

BJMP seeks help, needs PPEs after some inmates, personnel test positive for COVID-19

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 17 04:03 PM

A Bureau of Jail Management and Penology's (BJMP) official on Friday appealed to the national government and the public for personal protective equipment (PPEs) after some inmates and jail personnel tested positive for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Read more »

BJMP personnel to donate part of salaries for COVID-19 fight

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 13 03:16 PM

The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology said Monday all of its personnel will donate part of their salaries to help the government address the coronavirus pandemic. Read more »

21 prisoners isolated; PH jails remain free from coronavirus, says BJMP

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 13 02:07 PM

Twenty-one prisoners were isolated, the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) said Monday as it sought to keep prisons under its care free of the coronavirus disease. Read more »

BJMP: Male detainee may have died from new coronavirus

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 10 02:21 AM

A male detainee from Quezon City Jail may have died from the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology said Thursday. Read more »

Mga nakapiit sa Metro Manila District Jail gumawa ng face shields

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Posted at Apr 07 04:01 PM

Para makatulong laban sa pagkalat ng COVID-19, gumawa ng face shields ang mga nakapiit sa Metro Manila District Jail para sa frontliners. Read more »

‘Prison emergency’ pushed to prevent COVID-19 spread in ‘horribly crowded’ PH jails

Christian V. Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 07 01:21 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte should declare a “prison emergency” and free sick, elderly, and other low-risk inmates to prevent a possible outbreak of the new coronavirus in the Philippines’ notoriously crowded jails, an advocacy group said Tuesday. Read more »

Dalaw sa mga piitan sa Luzon bawal muna

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 19 02:15 PM

Magpapatupad naman ang BJMP ng 'paabot' system para maibigay sa mga preso ang kanilang mga pangangailangan, at may ilan ding piitang may 'electronic dalaw.' Read more »

Pagdalaw sa mga kulungan sa Metro Manila at ibang rehiyon, ipinagbawal muna

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 12 12:51 AM

Pansamantalang ipinagbawal ng Bureau of Jail Management and Penology ang pagdalaw sa mga inmate sa mga kulungan sa Metro Manila at ilang rehiyon para maiwasan ang pagkalat ng coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Read more »

Group calls for mass release of elderly and political prisoners amid coronavirus threat

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 11 02:38 PM

A group of families and friends of political prisoners is calling for mass release of low-level offenders, as well as sick and old prisoners, amid growing concerns over the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).   Read more »

Court orders transfer of Nova Princess Parojinog to BJMP-SICA

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 03 05:56 PM

A Quezon City court ordered the transfer of former Ozamiz City Vice Mayor Nova Princess Parojinog to a secure facility of the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology in Bicutan, Taguig City while undergoing trial, it was learned Tuesday. Read more »