LEARNING MODULE IN INSTITUTIONAL CORRECTIONS

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ADMISSION PROCEDURE IN PRISON

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1. Discuss the process of booking an inmate from its reception to classification; and
2. Explain the role of the institution in treating criminal offender
3. Classify the forms of correctional treatment programs adopted in the Philippines;

LESSON 1 THE RECEPTION AND DIAGNOSTIC CENTER (RDC)

This is a special unit of prison (Camp Sampaguita) where new prisoners undergo diagnostic
examination, study and observation for the purpose of determining the programs of treatment and training
best to their needs and the institution to which they should be transferred.

A. COMPOSED OF THE FOLLOWING STAFF MEMBERS:

1. Psychiatrist- examine prisoners mental and emotional make-up.
2. Psychologist- responsible for the character and behavior of the prisoner.
3. Sociologist- study social case situation of the individual prisoner.
4. Educational Counselor
5. Vocational Counselor- test prisoner’s special abilities and skills.
6. Chaplain
7. Medical Officer
8. Custodial-Correctional Officer- recommends the transfer and type of custody of inmates.

B. THE QUARANTINE CELL OR UNIT

This may be a unit of the prison or a section of the RDC where the prisoner is given thorough
physical examination including blood test, x-rays, vaccination and immunity. This is for the purpose of
insuring that the prisoner is not suffering from any contagious disease, which might be transferred to the
prison population.

THE ADMISSION PROCEDURES IN PRISON

1. RECEIVING – the new prisoner is received at the RDC. The new prisoner usually from provincial or
city jail where he was immediately committed upon conviction by the court, and escorted by the
escort platoon during his transfer to the National Bilibid Prison.

2. CHECKING OF COMMITMENT PAPERS – the receiving officer checks the commitment papers if
they are in order. To make sure that it contains the signature of the judge or the signature of the
clerk of court, and the seal of the court.

3. IDENTIFICATION – the prisoner’s identity is established through the picture and fingerprint
appearing in the commitment order. This is to ensure that the person being committed is the same
as the person being named in the commitment order.

4. SEARCHING – this step involves the frisking of the prisoner and searching his personal things.
Weapons and other items classified contraband are confiscated and deposited to the property
custodian. Other properties are deposited with the trust fund officer under recording and receipts.
Personal Body Search
1. Frisk Search – is an extended inspection of a fully clothed person.
2. Strip Searched – naked body and its cavity are visually inspected from all angles.
3. Internal Body- Cavity Search – can be done based on reasonable suspicion.
* Booty Check – rectal search

5. BRIEFING AND ORIENTATION – the prisoner will be briefed and oriented on the rules and
regulations of the prison before he will be assigned to the RDC of the quarantine unit.

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ORIENTATION PROCEDURES IN PRISON

1. Giving the prisoners a booklet of rules and regulations and explaining the rules to them.
2. Conducting group meeting of the center to explain to the inmates the available treatment programs
and the purpose of these treatment programs.
3. Holding sessions with the members of the Center’s Staff to explain what the inmates should do in
order to profit most from their experiences.

PURPOSE OF CLASSIFYING PRISONERS

1. To separate offenders who, by reason of their criminal records derogatory character, are likely to
exercise a bad influence on to other offenders.
2. To separate offenders who, by gravity of their offenses, have been sentenced to longer periods of
imprisonment and therefore require more secure facilities.
3. To divide/ segregate the offenders into classes to facilitate their rehabilitation treatment.
SEGREGATION OF PRISONERS

1. Proper segregation of male and female prisoners shall be maintained in prison or jail.
2. As much as practicable arrangement shall be made for the segregation of the following:
a. sentenced prisoners
b. detention prisoners
c. juvenile prisoners
d. habitual delinquents and recidivist
e. sexual deviates
f. physically handicapped
g. mentally abnormal or insane

Diversification
It refers to an administrative device of correctional institutions of providing varied and flexible types
of physical plants for the effective central control of the treatment programs.

The principle is to separate or segregate a certain homogeneous type for specialized treatment
programs and program of custody.

The aim is to prevent moral or physical contamination of one group by another and to prevent
unnecessary custodial risk.

Diversification may be done either:

a. By a building special institution for different classed of prisoners which is more desirable since it
provides proper segregation of groups and more effective execution of the treatment program, or
b. Providing separate facilities within a single institution itself, that is, big institution may be broken into
smaller units.
Factors affecting considered in diversification

a. AGE: segregate the youthful offender to the adult offenders in order to avoid contamination.
b. GENDER: female prisoner should be kept in a separate institution away from the male prisoner for
the protection of the weaker sex.
c. MEDICAL AND MENTAL CONDITION: mentally abnormal, sexual deviates, physically handicapped
should be segregated for they require specialized treatment.
d. DEGREE OF CUSTODY: used mostly for diversification of correctional institutions.

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Name: __________________________________ Schedule: ____________

Course & Year: ___________________________

(Module 6 – Lesson 1)

Instruction: Create a flow chart that describe the Admission Procedures in Prison. Put
it in a long bond paper.

CATEGORY 20 15 10 5
Spelling and No spelling or No more than a No more than 3 Several spelling
Capitalization grammar errors couple of spelling or grammar or grammar
spelling or errors errors
grammar errors
Color and Clip Clip art is well Clipart is neat Clip art is placed No clip art used
Art place and with a good randomly and may or or very little color
compliments the layout. Good may not relate to the used. Color is
flow chart. use of color flow chart. Color may very messy or
Excellent layout be distracting (too does not
of clipart and much or too little) compliment the
color flow chart at all
Steps in Flow The flow chart is The flowchart is The flow chart is There is no logic
Chart logical and the logical and the present but there is a to the flow chart.
directions help directions allow question as to which It has no order
the reader to the reader to step goes in which and hard to
follow the follow the order understand
process process
Arrows Arrows are Arrows are Arrows are present, There are no
present in flow present in the but they do not guide arrows in the flow
chart that guide flow chart and the reader or there chart
the reader guide the reader are not enough
through the through the arrows
steps. The steps
arrows
compliment the
chart
Analysis The flow chart The flowchart The flowchart design The flowchart is
design is design is lacks precision to the incomplete or
accurate. Also, it accurate but chosen route and non-
has all the there are some some of the shapes understandable
components components that are incorrectly labeled
labeled and are not correctly or shaped
shaped. The labeled, shaped
initial and end or defined
steps are clearly
represented

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LESSON 2 THE TREATMENT PROGRAMS

The Philippine Prison System adopted two approaches in treating criminal offenders. These are the
Institution – Based Treatment Programs and the Community – Based Treatment Programs.
These programs aimed towards the improvement of offenders’ attitude and philosophy in life, the
main goal of being the ultimate rehabilitation of offenders by changing inmates’ attitude.

A. INSTITUTIONALIZED TREATMENT PROGRAMS

1. Prison Education – the cornerstone of rehabilitation. It is the process or result of formal training in
school or classrooms intended to shape the
mind and attitude of prisoners towards good
upon their release.
✓ The first recognition of education in
prison was 1847, New York Reformatory.
✓
OBJECTIVES:
1) To return the prisoner to society with
more wholesome attitude towards living.
2) To conduct themselves as good citizens.
3) To give them knowledge and develop
their skills.

CLASSES OF PRISON EDUCATION

1) General and Academic Education – to eradicate illiteracy among prisoners

2) Vocational Education – institutional maintenance works and industrial projects.

➢ To provide prisoners necessary skills after their release.
➢ Courses may include: Radio Mechanics, Auto Mechanics, Horticulture, shoemaking,
tailoring, carpentry, electronics, etc.

3) Physical Education – designed for those who have physical disabilities.

2. Work programs – these are programs conducive to change behavior in morale by training
prisoners for a useful occupation.

CLASSIFICATION OF PRISON WORK PROGRAMS:

1) Educational Assignments – prisoners

maybe assigned to either general
education, vocational or physical
education
2) Maintenance Assignment – this
assignment involves labor related to care
and up keeping of the institution
properties.
3) Agricultural and Industrial Assignments
4) Unassignable – prisoners who are nearly
to leave the institution, awaiting transfer,
those in disciplinary status, and those who
are chronologically ill with mental
disabilities.
➢ Female prisoners shall be
assigned to work on jobs suitable
to their age, sex and physical conditions. Prisoners over 60 years of age may be
excused from hard work.

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3. Religious Services in Prison – to inculcate religious values or belief.

Function of the CHAPLAIN:

1) Conduct communion and confession
to inmates
2) Conduct religious ministry
3) Conduct private and personal
counseling in the form of inmate
interview
4) Other chaplaincy services
Administrative Function of the Chaplain:
1) Member of the RDC staff
2) Member of the Classification
Community
3) Render Evaluation

4. Recreational Programs – the only program that is

conducted during free time schedule

OBJECTIVES:
1) Mental and Physical development
2) Awareness of their individual conditions and
to provide method of improvement.
3) Development of cooperative competitions
4) Arouse the interest of the prisoners in
recreational programs.

ACTIVITIES may include:

- Athletics/sports, music and arts, social
games, special activities on special events,
etc.

5. Medical and Health Services

It includes:
1) Mental and physical examination
2) Diagnosis and treatment
3) Immunization
4) Sanitary inspection
5) Participation in training

6. Counseling and Casework

OBJECTIVES of counseling:
1) Immediate solution of specific personal
problem
2) Help inmates to increase self-understanding

OBJECTIVES of Casework:
1) To obtain clear description of social history
2) Solving immediate problems involving family problems or other personal relationship
3) Assist inmates towards acceptable solutions
4) Support inmates, who are nearly release by giving them guidance or information
5) Professional assistance to offenders on probation or parole.

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Name: __________________________________ Schedule: ____________

Course & Year: ___________________________

(Module 6 – Lesson 2)

Instruction: Form a group (6 members) with your chosen classmates. Make

sure that all of you must participate and tasks are equally divided. Make a video clip
presenting, explaining and promoting the different treatment programs inside the prison.
Video Clip: INSTITUTIONALIZED TREATMENT PROGRAMS

CATEGORY 4 3 2 1 Grade

Voice - Consistency Voice quality is clear Voice quality is clear Voice quality is clear Voice quality needs
and consistently and consistently and consistently more attention.
audible throughout the audible throughout the audible through some
presentation. majority (85-95%) of (70-84%) of the
the presentation. presentation.
Duration of Length of presentation Length of presentation Length of presentation Presentation was less
Presentation was 4 minutes and was 3 minutes. was 2 minutes. than 2 minutes long
more than.
Concept Team has a clear Team has a fairly clear Team has brainstormed Team has spent little
picture of what they are picture of what they are their concept, but no effort on brainstorming
trying to achieve. Each trying to achieve. Each clear focus has and refining a concept.
member can describe member can describe emerged for the team. Team members are
what they are trying to what they are trying to Team members may unclear on the goals
do and generally how do overall but has describe the goals/final and how their
his/her work will trouble describing how product differently. contributions will help
contribute to the final his/her work will them reach the goal.
product. contribute to the final
product.
Storyboard Storyboard is complete Storyboard is relatively Storyboard has glaring Storyboard is not done
with sketches for each complete with sketches omissions in scene or is so incomplete that
scene, detailed notes for most scenes, and planning. There are it could not be used
on titles, transitions, notes on titles, some sketches, and even as a general
special effects, sound, transitions, special notes on titles, guide. Storyboard
etc. Storyboard reflects effects, sound, etc. transitions, special reflects very little
outstanding planning Storyboard reflects effects, sound, etc. planning of the visuals.
and organization for the effective planning and Storyboard reflects
visuals in the video. organization for the attempts at planning
visuals in the video. and organization for the
visuals in the video.
Script Script is complete and it Script is mostly Script has a few major There is no script.
is clear what each actor complete. It is clear flaws. It is not always Actors are expected to
will say and do. Entries what each actor will say clear what the actors invent what they say
and exits are scripted and do. Script is shows are to say and do. and do as they go
as are important planning. Script shows an along
movements. Script is attempt at planning, but
quite professional. seems incomplete.
TOTAL /20

REFERENCES
De Leon, H.S. (1999). Textbook on the Philippine Constitutions. Quezon
City: Rex Printing Company Inc.

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