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GCTA
Regulations (IRR) of the Good Conduct Time Allowance law (GCTA law),
amending Articles 29, 94,97, 98 and 99 of Act no. 3815 authorises the
hint, provide the prisoner the exact date when his penalty would be over.
the offender could apply for GCTA and could be released while
expected sentence.
are the following: Treason, Piracy in general and mutiny on the high seas
excludes heinous crime convicts like Sanchez from the benefits of the
GCTA Law.
heinous crimes and an accused who, upon being summoned for the
court of law, are excluded from good conduct time allowance under RA
as heinous crime convicts, but who were convicted before the law
allowance under the Revised Penal Code (2nd paragraph, Section 1, Rule
convicts, and who were convicted after the law became effective in
allowance (3rd paragraph, Section 1, Rule XIII)4. Heinous crimes are the
same heinous crimes defined under Republic Act 7659 or the now-
repealed death penalty law. It is the DOJ's view that RA 7659 was
repealed only insofar as imposing the death penalty, but not the
(MSEC) shall publish the list of prisoners who may be qualified for
in their respective websites subject to the Data Privacy Act (Section 3c,
Rule VIII).Good conduct time allowance or GCTA is earned through his
The law would definitely improve morale , promote hope and build
administration.
Section 3 states, “The good conduct of any offender qualified for credit
other local jail shall entitle him to the following deductions from the
than 20 years, and from the start of his incarceration he has served 10
years, as computed following the time allowance provided for by law has
been used (45 days off monthly), he has already satisfied and served out
his penalty already. That means that the prisoner will see freedom
features:
days from the third year to the fifth year, 25 days from sixth year to the
10th, and 30 days for each month starting from the 11th year. The time
off.
officer who fails to comply with the application of said law is liable to be
the offender could apply for GCTA and could be released while
expected sentence.