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BJMP eyeing more facilities to ease congestion

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Updated as of Apr 18 03:54 PM

The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology on Tuesday said it is eyeing more facilities to ease the congestion rate of its jails nationwide. Read more »

Red Cross says ready to help decongest PH jails

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Posted at Nov 18 11:50 AM

Overcrowding has been a perennial problem in the Philippine jail system, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said Friday. Read more »

DILG, DOJ say to work together to improve conviction rates, decongest jails

Jorge Cariño, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 21 08:10 PM

The DOJ and DILG vowed to work together to pursue an efficient conviction rate in cases filed by the police, as well as the decongestion of jail facilities across the country. Read more »

Manila jail gets school building

Jaehwa Bernardo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 14 10:19 PM

Learning has now become more convenient for hundreds of detainees at the Manila City Jail after a school building recently opened at the facility. Read more »

House bill wants separate jail facility for high-level offenders

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 01 03:46 PM

The House of Representatives on Wednesday approved on final reading a bill that seeks to establish a separate facility for high-level offenders. Read more »

'Higit 10,000 bilanggo nabakunahan na kontra COVID'

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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

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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 »

Dalaw sa mga pasilidad ng BJMP, suspendido pa rin

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Posted at Mar 19 06:35 PM

MAYNILA - Nananatiling suspendido ang dalaw sa mga pasilidad ng Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) dahil sa pandemyang dulot ng COVID-19. Read more »

Coronavirus situation in jails improving: BJMP

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Posted at Dec 17 05:56 PM

Only 88 out of 1,987 cases of COVID-19 recorded in detention facilities remain active, the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology said Thursday. Read more »

Group seeks dialogue to decongest jails amid virus threat

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Posted at Sep 30 09:07 PM

A group of families and friends of political prisoners on Wednesday called for dialogue with authorities to implement measures against COVID-19 inside correctional facilities. Read more »

SC lets trial courts decide on plea for release of 22 inmates during pandemic

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Posted at Sep 10 04:03 PM

MANILA — The Supreme Court said Thursday it would let trial courts handle the appeal of 22 detainees to be released over humanitarian considerations during the coronavirus pandemic — a ruling that took 44 days before it was made public.  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

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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

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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 »

De Lima tells gov't: COVID-19 'not a joke' in prisons

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 20 08:28 PM

Detained Sen. Leila de Lima on Monday called on the government not to treat the plight of inmates during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) crisis as a "joke" as Philippine prisons "host the perfect conditions" to further spread the virus. Read more »

18 preso sa Bilibid, Women's Correctional namatay dahil sa COVID-19

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Posted at Jul 19 05:50 PM

Labingwalong preso na ang naitatalang namatay dahil sa COVID-19 sa New Bilibid Prison at Correctional Institution for Women, ayon sa Bureau of Corrections Read more »

Over 18,000 detainees released to decongest jails during pandemic - BJMP

Aleta Nieva-Nishimori, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 08 10:43 PM

MANILA – The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) on Wednesday said that 18,915 detainees have been released to decongest jail facilities during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Read more »

How COVID-19 cases exploded in prisons: A timeline

Aie Balagtas See, Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism
Posted at Jun 24 12:10 AM

When the outbreak of COVID-19 seemed inevitable in early March, human rights advocates appealed to authorities to decongest jails and prisons. The reason was obvious: these facilities were not equipped to respond to a pandemic and did not have enough doctors.  Read more »