CORRECTIONAL

ADMINISTRATION

INSTITUTIONAL - BASED
CORRECTIONS
By: Rubie B. Rubio
NORSU-MCII
 INSTITUTION BASED CORRECTIONS, STRUCTURES,
MANAGEMENT, STANDARDS, PROGRAMS AND SERVICES IN THE
PHILIPPINES

Prisoners-convicts-inmates-

interns; PDL
BUPRI- BUCOR
Penal Facilities/Confinement

quarters- dormitories
Imprisonment-confinement
Prisons-Penal Facility/Facility
 Basic Terms
Correction- branch of the administration of
justice,
custody, supervision and rehabilitation of the
individuals.

Punishment – redress that the state against an offending

member
- an infliction of some sort of pain on the
offender for violating the law.
Penology- control and prevention of crimes,
treatment of youthful offenders.

 from Latin word “POENA” -pain or suffering.

 Penology
 adhere to the principle of positive school

“Golden Age of Penology (1870-1880)”

 1. 1870- formation and organization of National

Prison Association
 2.1872- first International Penal & Prison

Congress (IPPC)
 3. 1876- Elmira Reformatory considered the

forerunner of modern penology

 4. separate institutions for women established in
 The Three Main Schools of Thought
 1. Classical School (Becaria &Bentham, 18th &19th )-
man is essentially a moral creature, absolute free
will to choose between good and evil.

 2. Neo-Classical School (French code, 1819)-

children and lunatics should not be regarded as
criminals.

 3. Positive School/Italian School (Lombroso;

Ferri&Garofalo,late 19th ) - crime is a natural
phenomenon, comparable to calamity and disaster.
 Classes of criminals- Cesare
Lombroso, 1836-1909
 Born /Insane

 Criminaloids/Occasional

 Criminals by passion

 Moral Imbeciles


 Enrico Ferri (1856-1929) Theory of Imputable,
denial of free will, social factors

Physical factors- geographical

climate and temperature

 Anthropological

Economic, political as well as

age, sex, education and religion
 Rafaele Garofalo- Naples Italy in
1852-1934
“moral anomalies”

 Murderers- satisfied from

vengeance/revenge

 Violent Criminals-very serious crimes

 Deficient Criminals- against property


 Classical vs Positivist School

Classical School Positivist School

Legal definition of crime No legal definition

Punishment fit the crime Punishment fit the criminal

Doctrine of free will Doctrine of determinism

Death penalty allowed Abolition of death penalty

No empirical research Inductive method

Definite sentence Indeterminate sentence

 Two Major Goals of Punishment
 1.infliction
of suffering
on evil doers

 2.prevention

of crime-
future
oriented
 Ancient Forms of Punishment

1. death
2. corporal punishment
3. public
humiliation/social
degradation
4. banishment
 Death Penalty
1. breaking wheel
2. boiling to death
3. slow slicing
4. execution by burning
5. crucifixion and others
 Punishments, Medieval Times

Flaying Breaking Wheel

torture
 Cont.
Judas cradle Spanish Donkey
 Cont.
The crocodile tube Impaling
 Cont.
The breast ripper The Iron Maiden
The brazen bull The Brank
Cont.

Cat o nine
tails
 Public Humiliation/Social
Degradation, Medieval Times
Stocks and Pillory
Contemporary Forms of Punishment
 Imprisonment
 Parole
 Probation
 Fine
 Destierro
 Bond to Keep the Peace
 Justifications of Punishments
 Retribution –personal vengeance
 Expiation or Atonement- group

vengeance
 Deterrence/exemplarity- lesson

to the offender
 Reformation
 Protection
Early Forms of Prison Discipline

Hard Labor
1.
 2. Deprivation
 3. Monotony
 4. Uniformity
 5. Mass Movement
 6. Degradation
 7. Corporal Punishments
 8. Isolation
What is Penalty?

 suffering

inflicted by the
state against an
offending
member for the
transgression of
law.
Juridical Conditions of Penalty
 1.Productive of suffering
 2.Commensurate with the offense
 3.Personal
 4.Legal
 5.Equal
 6.Certain
 7.Correctional
Penalties as to gravity
 Death Penalty-capital punishment
 Reclusion Perpetua-20-40yrs
 Reclusion Temporal-12yrs and 1day-20yrs
 Prision mayor- 6yrs and 1 day-12yrs
 Prision correctional-6months and 1day-6yrs
 Arresto mayor-1 month and 1 day-6months
 Arresto menor-1 day to 30 days
 Bond to keep the peace- discretionary on the

part of the court

 What is a Prison?
 -penitentiary for
imprisonment of
convicted persons

 -building, with cells for

safe custody/confinement
of criminals

 -confinement for those

charged/convicted of
offenses
 Who is a Prisoner?
 -person under the custody of
the lawful authority.

 -by reason of criminal

sentence may be deprived of
his liberty/freedom.

 -person detained/confined in
jail/prison for the
commission of
crime/convicted and serving
sentence in penal institution.
 Historical Perspective of
Corrections

13th Century – Securing Sanctuary

criminal could avoid punishment by claiming refuge in
a church

Aristotle (400 B.C.)- Nicomedian Ethics- punishment,

the means of restoring the balance between pleasure
and pain

16th Century – Transportation of criminals in England

was authorized.

Gaols 17th- late 18th Century pretrial detention facilities

operated by English sheriff in England


 Galleys

Galleys – long,
low, narrow,
single decked
ships propelled
by sails, usually
rowed by
criminals.
 Hulks

Hulks –abandoned
warships converted
into prisons as means
of relieving
congestion of prisons.

called “floating hells”

 THE EARLY CODE(Significant Events in the History of
Corrections)

1. Babylonian and Sumerian Codes

Code of King Hammurabi (Hammurabic Code) –

Babylon about 1900 BC, credited as the oldest
code prescribing savage punishment.
Cont.
 Cont.
2. Roman and Greek Codes

a. Justinian Code (629 AD) – 6th century AD,

Emperor Justinian of Rome wrote his code of
law. An effort to match a desirable amount of
punishment to all possible crimes.
Cont.
The Twelve Tables (450-451 BC) –
represented the earliest codification of
Roman law incorporated into the Justinian
code. TABLE I Procedure: for courts and trials
TABLE II Trials, continued.
TABLE III Debt
Rights of fathers (paterfamilias) over
TABLE IV
the family
Legal guardianship and inheritance
TABLE V
laws
TABLE VI Acquisition and possession
TABLE VII Land rights
TABLE VIII Torts and delicts (Laws of injury)
TABLE IX Public law
TABLE X Sacred law
Cont.
b. Greek Code of Draco – Greece, a harsh code
that provides the same punishment for both
citizens and the slaves as it incorporates
primitive concepts.

Greeks were the first to allow any citizen to

prosecute the offender in the name of the
injured party.
Cont.
 3. The Burgundian Code (500 AD) –
punishment according to the social class of
offenders:

 1. Nobles
 2. Middle class and
 3. Lower class
The Secular Laws

 4th A.D.-Secular laws- Christian philosophers

like St. Augustine and Thomas Aquinas laws
distinguished into three (3) namely:

 1. External law
 2. Natural Law
 3. Human Law
 Cont.
 Benefit of Clergy
 -ordained clerks, novices and nuns can escape

from severe punishment.

 Ecclesiastical Punishments
 - more lenient because the focus of the church

was a penance and salvation of the soul

 Ordeal
 – church’s substitute for a trial until the 13th

century
 Charlemagne(Carolus Magnus)

 – gave bishops the power to act as real judges

which enabled bishop tribunal to rule on secular
matters.
- King of Franks and Roman Emperor.
 The Holy Inquisition
 - a succession of Roman Catholic Tribunals charge

with the detection and punishment.

 Imprisonment
 - later part of 13th century, King Edward I,

incarceration came into extensive use in England.

 16th century, House of Correction
Bridewell – most popular
workhouse in London,
built for employment
and housing of English
prisoners.

- used for locking

up vagrants, beggars,
prostitutes and other
misfits

Saint Bridget’s Well –

England’s first house of
 Cont.
 1575- English Parliament
passed a law calling each
country to build own
bridewells

 Mamertine Prison – the

only early Roman place of
confinement which is built
under the main sewer of
Rome in 64 B.C.
Cont.

Walnut Street Jail –

originally constructed
as a detention jail in
Philadelphia.

- converted into a
state prison and
became the first
American
Penitentiary.
 Cont.
 Hospicio de San
Michelle(1703) –the
first home for
delinquent boys
ever established.
Built by Pope
Clement XI in Rome
for housing
incorrigible youths
under 20 years of
age.
Cont.
 Maison de force-
Jean Jacques Philippe
Villain at Ghent ,
Belgium 1773-
felons and
misdemeanors were
separated and
women had separate
quarters, as did
children.
The age of Enlightenment
 18th Century - century of change

 -recognition of human dignity

 -movement of reformation
 -introduction of certain reforms in

correctional field
 -changing the old philosophy to a more

humane treatment
 Pioneers of Reformation:

1. William Penn (1614-

1718)

prescribe
imprisonment as
correctional treatment
for major offenders.

abolish death penalty

and torture as a form of
punishment.

religious freedom and

individual rights
 Cont.
2. Charles Montesquieu
(Charles Louis Secondat,
Baron de la Brede et de
Montesiquieu – 1689 –
1755)

analyzed law as an
expression of justice.

harsh punishment
would undermine
morality
 Cont.

3. VOLTAIRE (Francois
Marie Arouet, 1694-
1778)

Believes that
fear of shame was a
deterrent to crime.

Fought the legality

sanctioned practice of
torture.
 Cont.

4. Cesare Beccaria (Cesare

Bonesa, Marchese de
Beccaria, 1738-1794)

Wrote an essay
entitled “ An Essay on
Crimes and
Punishment”.

classical school of
criminal law and
criminology.
5. Jeremy Bentham – (1748-
1832)

 Greatest leader in the

reform of English Criminal
Law.

 devise the ultimate

“Panopticon Prison” – a
prison that consists of a
large circular building
containing multi cells
around the periphery but
6. John Howard (1726-1790) – the
“Great Prison Reformer”

 Sheriff of Bedsfordshire in
1773 who devoted his life and
fortune to prison reform.

 Recommended the following:

 single cells for sleeping

 segregation of women
 segregation of youth
 provision of sanitation
facilities
 abolition of the fee system by
which jailers obtained money
from prisoner
 “ Revolution” in the History of
Correction
Age of Reformation
Age of Rehabilitation
Age of Reintegration
Four Key- Citizen Rules in Correction

Correction Volunteer
Social Persuader
Gatekeepers of

opportunity
Inmates
The Reformatory Movement

 1. Alexander Macanochie

 Superintendent of the penal colony at

Norfolk Island in Australia (1840)

 Introduced the Mark System..

Macanochie’s Mark System cosnsist
of 5 stages:

1. Strict custody upon admission to the penal

colony
2. Work on government gangs
3. Limited freedom on the island within a
prescribed area
4. Ticket of leave
5. Full restoration of liberty
2. Manuel Montesimos
The Director of Prisons
in Valencia Spain
(1835)

-prisoners into
companies and
appointed petty
officers.
 3. Domets of France – established an
agricultural colony for delinquent boys in
1839

 “house fathers” as in charge

4. Sir Evelyn Ruggies Brise
– Director of English
Prison

Borstal Institution

best reform institution

for young offenders
 5. Walter Crofton
 Director of the Irish

Prison in 1856

 Introduced the Irish

system of reformation

 Modification of “mark
system”.
6. Zebulon Brockway
Director/Superintendent of
the Elmira Reformatory in New
York (1876)

Introduced training school

type, compulsory education of
prisoners, casework methods,
extensive use of parole,
indeterminate sentence.

The Elmira Reformatory

Forerunner of modern
penology -had all the
elements of a modern system
The Elmira Reformatory
Cont.
 7. Charles
Goring (1913)
 made a comparative
study between the
classical and
positivist theory.

 demolished
positivist theory
 Approaches to Causes of
Crimes(Goring)
 1.Geographic Approach- climate, rainfall, soil and
other geographical factors
 2. Thermic Law- crimes against persons

predominate in the South during warm season and

in the north during winter.
 3. Psychiatric Approach- mental disorders as one

of the causes of crimes

 4. Psychological- mental deficiency which has

relation to crimes
 5. Sociological Approach- emphasis on the factors

in the social environment

7. Jean Jacques Philippe Villain –founded the
Maison de Force in Gent, Belgium.

Introduced the ff:

a. felons and misdemeanants be separated

and
b. women and children must have
separate quarters
The Prison of Ghent
8. James A. Johnston

First warden of
Alcatraz Prison
(1934-1948)

“Golden Rule Warden”

Cont.

9. Fred T. Wilkinson

Last warden of
Alcatraz Prison
 Cont.
 10. James Bennet

 Director of Federal
Bureau of Prisons

 Wrote about the

closing of Alcatraz
Prison.
Alcatraz Prison
Opened in 1934

Closed on March 21, 1963

Costly to operate. When it closed, it has 260

inmates.

Tourist destination in New York.

Alcatraz
 REVIEW
QUESTIONS
(Part 1)
Rival Prison System
in the History of
Corrections
 Auburn Prison System
“Congregate System”
Prisoners are
confined in their
own cells during
the night
Congregate work
in shops during the
day.
Complete silence
was enforced.
Pennsylvania Prison System
“Solitary System”
Prisoners are confined
in single cells day and
night where they lived,
slept, ate and receive
religious instructions.
Complete silence was
also required.
- Prisoners are required
to read the bible
 CORRECTIONS
 The branch of the administration of Criminal
Justice charged with the responsibility for the
custody, supervision and rehabilitation of
convicted offenders.

 Prison- It is a penitentiary, an institution for the

imprisonment of persons convicted of crimes.

 Prisoner- person under the custody of lawful

authority, by reason of criminal sentence issued
by court, maybe deprived of his liberty or
Two System-based Approaches
to Corrections
 Institution-based
 Non-Institution based

 Both Systems are being implemented by the

three(3) dept. of the executive branch
Under DOJ are:
 1.BUCOR-responsible for the
rehabilitation of national prisoners

 2.BPP-recommend to the President

the prisoners who are qualified for
parole,pardon and other forms of
executive clemency

 3.PPA- exercise the general

supervision over all parolees and
probationers and to promote the
correction of prisoners outside the
Under DILG are:
 1.BJMP-take charge of district, city and
municipal jails(R.A.6975- Dec . 30, 1990)

 2.Provincial LGU’s- controls the provincial jails

 -provincial jail system was first established in

1910

 3. DSWD- operates Regional Rehabilitation

Centers
 Institution-based Correctional
Practices (P.D.29)
 1. National Prisoner/Insular Prisoner- 3 yrs or
more

 2. Provincial Prisoner-6 months, 1 day-3 yrs

 Municipal Prisoner- 6 months less

 3. City jails- municipal and provincial jails

combined

 4. Regional Rehabilitation Centers-sentenced

youth offenders
Classification of Inmates/Prisoners
 1.Sentenced Prisoners-convicted by final
judgment

 2. Detention Prisoners- person awaiting trial,

investigation

 3. Persons held for investigation or safekeeping

 BUREAU OF
CORRECTIONS
BUCOR
Bureau of Prisons and Bureau of Corrections Logo
 The Bureau of Corrections
 Documents required for admission to BUCOR:
 1. Pre-Parole/Pre-Parole Questionnaire
 2. Prison Record
 3. Mittimus/Commitment Order of the Court

 R.A.6975-mittimus is a warrant issued by a court

bearing its seal and the signature of a judge,
directing the jail or prison authorities to receive
inmates for custody or service of sentence imposed
therein.
 Cont.
 4. Fiscal’s Information and Court decision
 5. Certification of detention, if any
 6. Certification that the case is not on appeal; if

appealed(decision of the appellate court)

 7. Certification from the Warden- if a national

prisoner, the reason/s for his continued

confinement thereat
 8. Detainee’s Manifestation (R.A. 6127)
 9. In estafa, swindling and illegal recruitment

cases, a certification that the inmate has no

pending cases.
R.A 6127
 An Act amending Art 29 of the RPC to give
full credit under certain conditions to
offenders who have undergone Preventive
Imprisonment (Detention Prisoners) in the
service of their sentences.

 June 17, 1970

 RECEPTION AND DIAGNOSTIC CENTER (RDC)

 Special unit of prison for diagnostic examination,

study and observation

 Inmates with pending case- put to quarantine a

minimum of 5 days

 - physical and mental examination

 -orientation on prison rules

 -private interview
 cont.

Quarantine Unit or Cell:

unit or cell in the prison or jail/section of the RDC
where prisoners are given thorough physical
examination including blood test, x-rays,
inoculation and vaccination.

Purpose:
insure that new prisoner is not suffering from any
contagious disease which might be transferred to
other prisoners.
Orientation Procedures in Prison
 1. Giving a booklet containing the rules and
regulations;

 2. Conducting group meetings;

 3. Holding sessions with the members of the

Center’s staff.
 BJMP-
ORIENTATION
SHEET
 INMATE’S ORIENTATION SHEET(BJMP)

 is
a hand-out intended to provide
basic information, adhere to while
under care.
 Cont.
 BJMP -line bureau under DILG.

 R.A. 6975, exercise supervision of all district, city

and municipal jails.

 Two-fold mandate: “to safe keep” and “develop its

clients”
 RIGHTS
&
RESPONSIBILITIES
 1. right to be treated as a human being and not to
be subjected to corporal punishment.

 2. right to be informed of the rules and regulations

governing the detention center.
 Cont.
 3. right to adequate food commensurate to the
Prisoner Subsistence Allowance (PSA) as well as
space and ventilation, rest and recreation.

 4. right to avail of medical, dental and other health

services readily available in the place.
5. right to a visit by a lawyer or your counsel,
medical doctor or religious minister anytime
subject to reasonable regulation.

6. right to free exercise and enjoyment of religious

profession and worship.
 Cont.
 7. right to vote unless disqualified by law.

 8. right to a separate detention facility or cells,

particularly a woman or a CICL.
 9. right to a visit by your immediate family.

 10. right to communicate with embassy or

consulate.

 11. right to refuse any interview or to answer

question/s asked by any member of the media.
 Cont.
 12. right to be assisted by counsel at all times.

 13. right to be informed of your right to demand

physical examination by an independent and
competent doctor of your own choice.
 PRIVILEGES
&
RESPONSIBILITIES
 1. privilege to wear your own clothes while in
confinement unless reasonable regulations require
otherwise.
 2. privilege to send and receive mail subject to

BJMP Rules and Regulations.

 Cont.
 3. privilege to receive books, letters, magazines,
newspapers and other periodicals that the jail
authorities may allow.

 4. privilege to request free legal aid, if available.

 5. privilege to sport hair in customary style.

 6. privilege to receive fruits and prepared foods.

 7. responsibility to maintain cleanliness of cell

and brigades or jail premises and perform other
works as may be necessary for hygienic and
sanitary purposes

 8. privilege to avail of Good Conduct Time

Allowance (GCTA) as provided by law.
 Cont.
 9. privilege to use own funds for commissary and
other purchases, consistent with jail rules,
institutional security and good order.

 10. privilege to participate in personal/spiritual

enhancement and recreational activities.
 INMATES DISCIPLINE,
DISCIPLINARY
MACHINERY &
GRIEVANCE MANAGEMENT
 MINOR OFFENSES

 1. Selling or bartering with a fellow inmate those

items not classified as contraband;

2. Rendering personal service to a fellow inmate

and jail personnel;

 3. Untidy or dirty personal appearance;

 4. Littering or failing to maintain cleanliness and

orderliness in quarters or surroundings;
Cont.
 5. Making frivolous or groundless complaints;

 6. Taking the cudgels for or reporting

complaints in behalf of other inmates;

 7. Tardiness during formation for headcount

without justifiable reasons;

 8. Willful waste of food

 LESS GRAVE OFFENSES

 1. Failure to report for work detail of sentenced

inmates without justifiable reason;

 2. Failure to render assistance to an injured

personnel or inmates;
 Cont.

 3. Failure to assist in putting out fires inside the

jail;

 4. Behaving improperly or acting boisterously

during religious, social and other group functions;

 5. Swearing, cursing or using profane or

defamatory language directed at other persons;
 Cont.
 6. Malingering or pretending to be sick to escape
work assignment;

 7. Spreading rumors or malicious intrigues to

besmirch the honor of any person, particularly to
any BJMP personnel;
 Cont.

 8. Failure to stand at attention and give due

respect when confronted by or reporting to any
BJMP personnel;

 9. Forcing fellow inmates to render personal

service;
 Cont.
 10. Exchanging uniforms or wearing clothes other
than those issued for the purpose of circumventing
jail rules;

 11. Loitering or being in an unauthorized place;

 12. Using the telephone without the authority from

the Desk Officer/ Warden;
 Cont.
 13. Writing, defacing, or drawing on walls, floors,
or any furniture or equipment;

 14. Withholding information which may be inimical

or prejudicial to the jail administration;

 15. Possession of lewd or pornographic literature

or photograph;
Cont.
 16. Absence from cell, brigade, place of work
during headcount, or at any time without
justifiable reason; and

 17. Failure to turn over any implement/article

issued after work.
 GRAVE OFFENSES

 1. Making untruthful statements or lies in any

official communication, transaction or
investigation;

 2. Keeping or concealing keys or locks of places in

the jail which are off-limits to inmates;

 3. Giving gifts, selling or bartering with jail

personnel;
Cont.
 4. Keeping in possession money, jewelry,
cigarettes, cellular phones or other
communication devices or other items
classified as contraband under the rules;

 5. Tattooing others or allowing yourself to be

tattooed on any part of the body, or keeping
any paraphernalia to be used in tattooing;
 Cont.

 6. Forcibly taking or extorting money from fellow

inmates and visitors;

 7. Punishing or inflicting injury or any harm upon

oneself or other inmates;

 8. Receiving, keeping, selling, taking or drinking

liquor and prohibited drugs;
Cont.
 9. Making, improvising or keeping any kind
of deadly weapon;

 10. Concealing or withholding information on

plans of attempted escapes
 Cont.

 11. Unruly conduct and flagrant disregard of

discipline and instructions;

 12. Escaping, attempting or planning to escape

from the institution or from any guard;

 13. Helping, aiding or abetting others to escape;

Cont.
 14. Fighting or causing any disturbance or
participating therein and/or agitating fellow
inmates to cause such disturbance or riot;

 15. Indecent, immoral or lascivious acts by

oneself or allowing oneself to be the subject
of such indecent, immoral or lascivious acts
Cont.
 16. Willful disobedience to a lawful order
issued by any BJMP personnel;

 17. Assaulting any BJMP personnel;

 18. Damaging any government property or

equipment;
Cont.
 19. Participating in any kangaroo court, an
unauthorized or irregular court conducted
with disregard for or perversion of legal
procedures as a mock court;

 20. Affiliating with any gang or faction whose

main purpose is to foment regionalism or to
segregate from others;
 Cont.
 21. Engaging in gambling or in any game of
chance;

 22. Failing to inform the authorities concerned

when afflicted with any communicable disease,
such as tuberculosis, sexually transmitted disease,
etc.
 Cont.
 23. Committing any act which is in violation of any
law or ordinance, in which case, you may be
prosecuted criminally in accordance with law;

 24. Committing any act prejudicial to good order

and discipline; and

 25. Engaging in illicit relationship with personnel.

DISCIPLINARY BOARD
 The Disciplinary Board investigate the facts of
an alleged inmate’s infraction of jail rules and
regulations. It hears and decides cases within
forty-eight (48) hours from receipt of the
case.
 Cont.

 In the absence of Disciplinary Board - Warden

performs the Board’s functions as a Summary
Disciplinary Officer.
 Disciplinary Measures

 a. Reprimand;

 b. Temporary or permanent cancellation of some

or all recreational privileges;

 c. Extra-fatigue duty for sentenced inmates;

 d. Close confinement in a cell

 e. Transfer to another BJMP jail

PROGRAMS
&
SERVICES
 Service lines :
 1.Provision of Basic Needs (Food, Shelter, Clothing)
 2.Health Services
 3.Livelihood Services
 4.Educational services
 5.Sports and Recreational Services
 6.Visitation Services
 7.Paralegal Services
 8.Religious Services
 THERAPEUTIC COMMUNITY
MODALITY PROGRAM

 This is a special program that employs a

participative, group-based treatment approach to
the personality disorders and complex emotional
and interpersonal problems.
EARLY MODES
OF
RELEASES
 1.Release on Recognizance
 2.Release on Bail
 3.Preventive Imprisonment (Art. 29 RPC as

amended by BP 85 and EO 214)

 4.Probation Law (P.D. 968)
 5.Parole
 6.Executive Clemency
 7.Such other modes that are lawful or that may

thereafter be provided by law

 Within 2 months, RDC conducts the
following tests:
Psychiatric
Psychological
Sociological
Vocational
Educational
Religious
IQ and other tests
 Upon admission, inmates are issued:

 Two (2) regulation uniforms

 Two (2) T-shirts
 One (1) pair of slippers
 A blanket
 Mat
 Pillow with case
 Mosquito net
 One set mess kit
BJMP- Allowable property for male
inmates
BJMP- Allowable property for female
inmates
RDC’s STAFF

◦ PSYCHIATRISTS
◦ PSYCHOLOGISTS
◦ SOCIOLOGISTS
◦ EDUCATIONAL COUNSELOR
◦ VOCATIONAL COUNSELOR
◦ CHAPLAIN
◦ MEDICAL OFFICER
◦ CUSTODIAL CORRECTIONAL OFFICER
 Classification Board
classifyinmate as to security
status/privilege entitlement

Assigning/grouping of inmates
according to sentence, gender,
age, nationality, health,
criminal records,
dangerousness, etc.
 Composition of Classification Board
(BUCOR)

 Chairman -Penal Superintendent

 Vice-Chairman -Chief, RDC
 Members: -Medical Officer, Chief of
Education Section, Agro-Industries
Section
 Secretary -Chief Overseer
 FOUR (4) SEPARATE BUT COORDINATED PROCEDURES OF CLASSIFICATION

1. DIAGNOSIS –case history/personality studied.

2. TREATMENT PLANNING –formulation of tentative

treatment program.

3. EXECUTION OF TREATMENT PROGRAM - the

application of the treatment program.

4. RE-CLASIFICATION – the treatment program is

kept current.
 CLASSIFICATION OF PRISONERS ACCORDING
TO DEGREE OF CUSTODY/DANGEROUSNESS
 Degree of custody- extent of safekeeping

 1. Maximum Security Inmates- include highly

dangerous or high security risk as determined by the
classification board who require a high degree of control.
 2. Medium Security Inmates- include those who cannot

be trusted in less secured areas and those whose conduct

or behavior require minimum supervision.
 3. Minimum Security Inmates- include those who can
be reasonably trusted to serve their sentences under less
restricted conditions.
 Maximum Security Prisoners
 sentenced to death
 minimum sentence is 20 years imprisonment
 Inmates/detainees sentence is 20 years and above

and under review by the SC

 with pending cases
 Recidivists, habitual delinquents and escapees
 confined at the RDC
 under disciplinary punishment or safekeeping
 criminally insane or with sever personality

disorders or emotional disorders

 Medium Security Prisoners
 minimum sentence is less than 20 years
imprisonment
 Remand inmates or detainees whose sentences are
below 20 years
 18 years of age and below
 have 2 or more records of escapes. They are
classified as medium security if they have served 8
years since they were recommitted. Those with one
record of escape must serve 5 years.
 First offenders sentenced to life imprisonment. They
can be classified as medium security if they have
served 5 years in a maximum security prison or less,
upon the recommendation of the superintendent.
 Minimum Security Prisoners
 with severe physical handicap as certified by the
chief medical officer of the prison
 65 years of age and above, without pending case
and whose convictions are not on appeal
 have serve ½ of their minimum sentence or 1/3 of
their maximum sentence, excluding GCTA
 have 6 months more to serve before the expiration
of their maximum sentence.
 Color of Uniforms of Inmates as to
Security Classification

 Maximum Security –
tangerine/orange

 Medium Security – blue

 Minimum Security – brown


 Classification of BUCOR Inmates
 1. Detainees-those whose cases are or have
other pending cases;

 2.Third Class Inmate- those who have been

previously committed as a sentenced prisoner
for three times or more except in cases of non-
payment of fines, or those whose classification
were reduced from a higher class;

 3.Second Class Inmate- newly arrived inmates

committed for the first time, or demoted from
a higher class or promoted from a lower class;
 Cont.
 4.First Class Inmate- one whose known
character and credit for work while still in
detention earned classification to this; or one
who was promoted from a lower class; and

 5.Colonist- a classified first class inmate for at

least one year immediately preceding his
classification as such, and has served with
good conduct, at least one fifth of his
maximum sentence, or has served seven years
in case of life sentence.
 Privileges of colonist :
 1. Additional 5 days of GCTA;
 2. Automatic reduction to 30 years if sentence is

life imprisonment;
 3. Bring his family or woman he will marry to live

with him;
 4. Reasonable amount of clothing and ordinary

household supplies
 5. To wear civilian clothes
 REVIEW
QUESTIONS
(Part 2)
 BUREAU OF PRISON
TO
BUREAU OF CORRECTIONS
 E.O. 292 – otherwise known as
Revised Administrative Code of
1987
 Sections 1705 – 1751, Revised

Administrative Code of 1987

 The Prison Law in the Philippines

 It
renamed the Bureau of Prisons
to Bureau of Corrections
 Mode of treatment of prisoners
 Separate dormitories shall be provided:
 1.finally sentenced
 2.death convicts
 3.those likely to negatively influence other inmates by reason of
their criminal records
 4.detainees
 5.youth offenders
 6.first offenders
 7.habitual delinquents, recidivists, escapists
 8.older persons, disabled, infirm
 9.mental aberrant and sexual deviants
 10.female offenders
 11.drug dependents
 12. indigenous people
 Transfer of Ineligible Inmate
 1.Death convict or life termer
 2.Has a previous escape record
 3.Recidivist
 4.Sentenced for moral turpitude
 5.Female
 6.Previously transferred to an AFP stockade but was
returned for cause
 7.More than 5o years old or cannot perform manual
work
 8.Resident of a place within 100 kilometer radius from
the stockade he will be transferred
 9.He has a pending case or a witness to pending
 Cont.
 1. Physically and psychologically fit for the
rehabilitation program in the colony

 2.Such assignment is therapeutically beneficial to

the inmate
 Privileges of prisoners:
 1.medical examination
 2.treatment /hospitalization
 3.view the remains of deceased relative (minimum and
medium)
 wife/husband (marriage certificate)
 Child (birth certificate /marriage certificate of inmate)
 Brother/sister (birth certificate/birth certificate of
inmate
 Parents –birth certificate of inmate
 Grandchild-birth certificate of grandchild and his/her
parent related to the deceased
 Grandparents-birth certificate of the inmate and
his/her parent related to the deceased
 Inmates rights guaranteed under the
law
 1.To receive compensation for labor they performed
 a. contract system d. lease system
 b. state account system/public e. price-piece system
 C. state-use system f. public works system

 2. To be deducted GCTA

a. 5 days each month of good behavior during his first 2

years
b. 8 days each month of good behavior during his 3rd to 5th
years
c. 10 days each month during his 6th to 10th years
d. 15 days each month reduction during the 11th and
succeeding years
 Cont.
3. To send and receive correspondence
4. To practice his faith or religion
5. To receive authorized visitors on designated time and place
6.To air grievance through the proper channels
7.To receive death benefits and pecuniary aid for injuries

Act No. 3316--The law that provides for the formal basis for
the grant of GCTA for prisoners
Act No.2489- IGTL- 5 days once classified as trusty/penal
colonist
- life imprisonment- reduced automatically 30
years
Special Time Allowance (STA) for loyalty-voluntarily submit
within 48 hrs
 Republic Act No. 10575

 “The Bureau of Corrections Act of 2013″.

 AN ACT STRENGTHENING THE BUREAU OF

CORRECTIONS (BUCOR) AND PROVIDING FUNDS
THEREFOR

 Approved. May 24, 2013

 Reformation of National Inmates
 (1) Moral and Spiritual Program;
 (2) Education and Training Program;
 (3) Work and Livelihood Program;
 (4) Sports and Recreation Program;
 (5) Health and Welfare Program; and
 (6) Behavior Modification Program, to

include Therapeutic Community.

 Organization and Key Positions of
the Bureau of Corrections
 The BuCor shall be headed by a Director who shall
be assisted by three (3) Deputy Directors: one (1)
for administration, one (1) for security and
operations and one (1) for reformation, all of whom
shall be appointed by the President upon the
recommendation of the Secretary of the DOJ:
Provided, That the Director and the Deputy
Directors of the BuCor shall serve a tour of duty
not to exceed six (6) years from the date of
appointment: Provided, further, That in times of
war or other national emergency declared by
Congress, the President may extend such tour of
duty.
 Facilities of the Bureau of
Corrections.
 (a) Dormitory;
 (b) Administration building;
 (c) Perimeter/Security fences;
 (d) Hospital/Infirmary;
 (e) Recreation/Multipurpose hall;
 (f) Training/Lecture center;
 (g) Workshop facility;
 (h) Mess hall/kitchen;
 (i) Visiting area;
 (j) Water tank and pump;
 (k) Reception and diagnostic center; and

 Organization and Key Positions of the Bureau
of Corrections.

Rank Position and Title Designation

Undersecretary Director General of Head, BUCOR

Corrections
Assistant Secretary Deputy Directors of Second Officer in
Corrections command
Chief Corrections Chief Third Officer in
Superintendent Superintendent command
Senior Corrections Senior Fourth Officer in
Superintendent Superintendent command

Superintendent Corrections Superintendent Fifth Officer in

command
 Increase of Personnel

custodial personnel-to-
inmate ratio of 1:7

reformation personnel-
to-inmate ratio of 1:24
 Professionalization and Upgrading of
Qualification Standards in the Appointment of
the BuCor Personnel.
 ) No person shall be appointed as personnel of the
BuCor unless one possesses the following
minimum qualifications:
 (1) A citizen of the Republic of the Philippines;
 (2) A person of good moral character;
 (3) Must have passed the psychiatric/psychological,

drug and physical test for the purpose of

determining his/her physical and mental health;
 (4) Must possess a baccalaureate degree from a

recognized learning institution;

 (5) Must possess the appropriate civil service

eligibility;
 (6) Must not have been dishonorably discharged or dismissed for
cause from previous employment;
 (7) Must not have been convicted by final judgment of an offense or
crime involving moral turpitude; and
 (8) Must be at least one meter and sixty-two centimeters (1.62 m.) in
height for male, and one meter and fifty-seven centimeters (1.57 m.)
for female: Provided, That a waiver for height and age requirement/s
may be granted to applicants belonging to the cultural communities:
Provided, further, That a new applicant must not be less than twenty-
one (21) or more than forty (40) years of age. Except for this
particular provision, the above-enumerated qualifications shall be
continuing in character and an absence of any one of them at any
given time shall be ground for separation or retirement from the
service: Provided, furthermore, That those who are already in the
service upon the effectivity of this Act shall be given five (5) years
from the date of such effectivity to obtain the minimum educational
qualification and eligibility with subsidiary assistance as provided for
 Appointment of Personnel to the
BuCor
 (a) Corrections Officer I to Corrections Chief
Superintendent – Appointed by the Director
General of Corrections, and attested by the Civil
Service Commission (CSC); and
 (b) Director General of Corrections and Deputy

Director of Corrections – Appointed by the

President upon the recommendation of the
Secretary of the DOJ, with the proper endorsement
by the Chairman of the CSC.
 Lateral Entry of Officer into the
BuCor
 Highly specialized and technical qualifications such
as, but not limited to, civil engineers, mechanical
engineers, electrical engineers, chemical engineers,
chemists, architects, criminologists, certified public
accountants, nurses, physical therapists, dentists,
social workers, psychologists, sociologists,
guidance counselors and teachers. Doctors of
Medicine, members of the Philippine Bar and
chaplains shall be appointed to the rank of
Corrections Senior Inspector in their particular
technical service.
 Professionalization and Upgrading of
Qualification Standards in the Designation of
Personnel of the BuCor to Key Positions.
Position Rank Qualifications

Sub-Colony Supervisor Senior Inspector 2nd yr. LLB., 12 units-

Masters Degree

Colony Assistant Chief Inspector 2nd LLB, 24 units-

Superintendent Master’s Degree

Colony Superintendent Superintendent LLB graduate, Master’s

Degree Holder

Regional Superintendent Senior Superintendent or LLB graduate, Master’s

Chief Superintendent Degree Holder
CORRECTIONS CUSTODIAL OFFICER CORRECTIONS TECHNICAL OFFICER BJMP OFFICER RANKS
RANKS RANKS

Corrections Chief Superintendent Jail Chief Superintendent

Corrections Senior Superintendent Corrections Technical Senior Jail Senior Superintendent

Superintendent

Corrections Superintendent Corrections Technical Jail Superintendent

Superintendent

Corrections Chief Inspector Corrections Technical Chief Jail Chief Inspector

Inspector

Corrections Senior Inspector Corrections Technical Senior Jail Senior Inspector

Inspector

Corrections Inspector Corrections Technical Inspector Jail Inspector

Corrections Senior Officer IV Corrections Technical Senior Officer Senior Jail Officer 4
IV

Corrections Senior Officer III Corrections Technical Senior Officer Senior Jail Officer 3
III

Corrections Senior Officer II Corrections Technical Senior Officer Senior Jail Officer 2
II

Corrections Senior Officer I Corrections Technical Senior Officer Senior Jail Officer 1
I

Corrections Officer III Corrections Technical Officer III Jail Officer 3

CORRECTIONS CUSTODIAL OFFICER Salary Grade CORRECTIONS TECHNICAL OFFICER
RANKS RANKS

Corrections Chief Superintendent 27

Corrections Senior Superintendent 26 Corrections Technical Senior

Superintendent

Corrections Superintendent 25 Corrections Technical Superintendent

Corrections Chief Inspector 24 Corrections Technical Chief Inspector

Corrections Senior Inspector 23 Corrections Technical Senior Inspector

Corrections Inspector 22 Corrections Technical Inspector

Corrections Senior Officer IV 19 Corrections Technical Senior Officer IV

Corrections Senior Officer III 18 Corrections Technical Senior Officer III

Corrections Senior Officer II 17 Corrections Technical Senior Officer II

Corrections Senior Officer I 16 Corrections Technical Senior Officer I

Corrections Officer III 14 Corrections Technical Officer III

Corrections Officer II 12 Corrections Technical Officer II

 RA 10592 (May 29, 2013)

 AN CT AMENDING ARTICLES, 29, 94, 97, 98 AND

99 OF ACT NO 3815 AS AMENDED, RPC
INCREASING THE NUMBER OF DAYS OF GCTA GIVEN
TO INMATES WHO SHOW GOOD BEHAVIOR

 FIRST 2 YRS- 20 DAYS

 3-5TH – 23 DAYS
 6 -10TH – 25
 11TH AND SUCCEEDING YEARS- 30 DAYS
 GUIDELINES ON THE CENSORSHIP OF
MAIL MATTERS
 1.inmate mail shall only be given after examination by
qualified, trained and authorized personnel
 2.fillers of any kind shall be collected for laboratory
examination
 3.photographs shall be marked on the reverse side and
returned to the employee
 4.coded messages, prison slang, unusual nicknames
and sentences with double meaning should be looked
up and deciphered
 5.censors stamp shall be marked at the top of each
page and on the envelope to show that it has passed the
censor’s scrutiny and then the envelope is resealed
 6.inmates mail is confidential and must not be divulged
 REQUESTS FOR INTERVIEW MAY BE
DENIED FOR THE FOLLOWING REASONS:
 1.The requesting media does not agree to abide by
the conditions prescribed by prison rules and
regulations
 2.The inmate is physically or mentally unable to

participate
 3.The inmate is below 18 years old thus parental

consent has to be secured

 4.The inmate has a pending criminal case
 5.The interview will endanger the safety of the

interviewer, serious disturbance

 Prohibited Acts Subject to
Disciplinary Action
 illegal sexual acts
 Openly or publicly displaying pornographic materials
 Possessing articles which pose a threat to prison
security
 Giving gifts, selling or engaging in barter
 Maligning or insulting any religious belief
 Rendering personal services
 Disobeying legal orders
 Threatening anybody
 Tattooing himself
 Possession of communication devices
 Possession of contraband
 Prison Discipline
 continuing state of good order and behavior in
prison. It includes the maintenance of good
standards of work, sanitation, safety, education,
personal health and recreation.

 1. Good Communication
 2. Preventive Discipline
 PREVENTIVE DISCIPLINE
 Involves prompt correction of minor deviations
before they become serious violations, which may
be dealt with a reprimand or warning and is used
when the deviation is:
◦ trivial
◦ due to ignorance or lack of
understanding; or
◦ the result of careless or faulty habits.
 Board of Discipline
 Presided by the Assistant Superintendent
(Procedures):
 1. Written complaint-description of violation
 2. Superintendent conducts initial investigation
 3. Board decide within 5 days
 4.Hearing is summary in nature
 5. due process- present evidence
 6. Board’s decision reviewed and subject to

approval
 Board is authorized to imposed any
of he following disciplinary measures:
 1. Caution/reprimand
 2. Cancellation of privileges
 3. deprivation of GCTA for a period
 4. Change of security classification
 5.Extra fatigue duty
 6. Close confinement in cell (less 7 days)
 The Treatment Programs
 Aimed towards the improvement of offender’s
attitude and philosophy of life.
 1. self respect
 2.self confidence
 3.personal dignity
 4.sense of responsibility
Orientation Procedures in Prison
 1. Giving a booklet containing the rules and
regulations;
 2. Conducting group meetings;
 3. Holding sessions with the members of the

Center’s staff.
 Institutionalized Treatment
Programs
 1.Prison Education- cornerstone of rehabilitation
 Objectives of Prison Education:
 - Return the prisoner to society with a more

wholesome attitude
 - To conduct themselves as good citizens
 -To give them knowledge and develop their skills.
 Classes of Prison Education
 1. General and Academic Education-to eradicate
illiteracy
 2. Vocational Education- Institutional Maintenance

works and industrial projects

 Courses may include: Radio Mechanics, Auto

Mechanics, Horticulture, Shoemaking, Tailoring,

Carpentry, Electronics, etc.
 3. Physical Education- designed for those with

physical disability
 Guidelines in Rehabilitation and
Treatment
 1. include religious guidance, psychotherapy,
socialization, health and sanitation, vocational
training, mental, physical and sports development;
 2. neuro-psychiatric facilities shall be maintained
 3. access to health, educational, religious and

rehabilitative services
BUREAU OF JAIL
MANAGEMENT
AND PENOLOGY
(BJMP)
 Also known as the Jail Bureau was created as a
distinct and separate line bureau by virtue of
R.A.6975
 R.A.6975- otherwise known as the DILG Act 1990
 -Approved in Dec. 13, 1990
 January 2, 1991- formally established
 P.D.765- PC/INP
 Broad Objectives of Jail Bureau:
 1.To improve the living conditions of offenders in
accordance with the accepted standards set by the
U.N.
 2. To enhance rehabilitation and reformation of

offenders in preparation for their eventual

reintegration into the mainstream of society upon
their release, and
 3.To professionalize jail services
 MISSION & VISSION
 MISSION
To enhance public safety by ensuring humane
safekeeping and development of Persons
Deprived of Liberty (PDL) in all district, city, and
municipal jails for their integration to society.

 VISION
A premier institution highly regarded by society
for the secure and humane treatment of
Persons Deprived of Liberty (PDL) by its
competent and motivated corps.
 FUNCTION
 In line with it's mission, the Jail Bureau endeavors to perform the
following functions:

 Formulate policies and guidelines in the administration of all

district, city, and municipal jails nationwide;

 Implement strong security measures for the control of inmates;

 Provide for the basic needs of inmates;

 Conduct activities for the development of inmates;

 Improve jail facilities; and,

 Promote the general welfare and development of personnel.

MANDATE & MAJOR PROGRAMS
MANDATE

Bjmp is mandated to direct, supervise and control the

administration and operation of all district, city and municipal jails
nationwide with pronged tasks of safekeeping and development of
inmates.

MAJOR PROGRAM

There are four (4) major programs under the mandate of bjmp and
they are the following:

1. Inmates custody, security and control program

2. Inmates welfare and development program
3. Decongestion program
4. Good governance
 BJMP Core Values
 PRO.T.E.C.S.

PRO - Professionalism
T - Teamwork
E - Efficiency / Competence
C - Commitment
S - Self-Discipline
BJMP C ORE COMPETENCIES
> Continuous skills enhancement of
personnel
> Ability to establish linkages and
Partnerships
> Responsive Planning
> Timely decision-making
> Expedient implementation
NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS-
COMMAND GROUP
Office of the Chief, BJMP
Deputy Chief for Administration
Deputy Chief fopr Operations
Chief Directorial Staff
Directorates

Directorate for Comptrollership

Directorate for Operations
Directorate for Logistics
Directorate for Personnel and Records Management
Directorate for Human Resource Development
Directorate for Investigation and Prosecution
Directorate for Program Development
Directorate for Inmates Welfare and Development
Directorate for Intelligence
Support Services
Internal Audit Service
Health Service
Finance Service
Program Management Office
Chaplaincy Service
Legal Service
Community Relations Service
Information and Communication Technology Service
Office of the General Services
Office of the National Executive Senior Jail Officer (NESJO)
Accounting Service
Supply Accountable Office
Jail National Training Institute
 Regional Offices- Assistant Regional Director
 Provincial Offices- Provincial Administrator
 District Offices- District Warden
 City and Municipal Offices- City or Municipal

Warden
 JAIL REGIONAL
DIRECTOR
ASSISTANT REGIONAL ASSISTANT REGIONAL
DIRECTOR REGIONAL CHIEF OF DIRECTOR FOR OPERATIONS
FOR ADMINISTRATION DIRECTORIAL STAFF

REGIONAL COORDINATING STAFF

HUMAN LOGISTICS COMPTROLLERS OPERATIONS INTELLIGENCE PROGRAM

RESOURCE AND DIVISION HIP DIVISION DIVISION INVESTIGATIO@ DEVELOPMEN
RECORDS INSPECTORATE
T
MANAGEMENT DIVISION
DIVISION
DIVISION
REGIONAL MANAGEMENT SUPPORT UNIT

LEGAL/ GENERA ACCOUN FINANCE SUPPLY CHAPLAINC COMMUNITY INFORMATI HEALTH

ON AND
HEARIN L TING SECTION ACCOUNTABL Y RELATIONS SECTION
COMMUNIT
G SERVICE SECTION E SECTION SECTION
CATION
SECTION S SECTION TECHNOLO
SECTION GY
OPERATING UNITS SECTION

JAIL PROVINCIAL

ADMINISTRATOR’S
OFFICE
DISTRICT JAILS CITY JAILS MUNICIPAL JAILS
 JAIL PROVINCIAL
ADMINISTRATOR

ADMINISTRATIVE OPERATIONS
DIVISION DIVISION

PERSONNEL BUDGET/FINANCE @ SECURITY INMATES WELFARE

SECTION SUPPLY SECTION MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT
SECTION SECTION

DISTRICT JAILS CITY JAILS MUNICIPAL JAILS

 WARDEN/WARDRESS

DEPUTY
WARDEN/WARDRESS
ADMINISTRATIVE INMATES WELFARE SECURITY AND CONTROL
SECTION DEVELOPMENT SECTION SECTION

PERSONNEL RECORDS SUPPLY @

CUSTODIAL ESCORT
@ FINANCE UNIT GENERAL
UNIT UNIT
UNIT SERVICES UNIT

HEALTH UNIT FOOD SERVICE LIVELIHOOD, PARALEGAL RELIGIOUS @

SPORTS @
UNIT EDUCATION @ UNIT SPIRITUAL
RECREATION
SKILS TRAINING UNIT
UNIT
UNIT
 R.A 9263
 An act providing for the Professionalization of the
Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) and the Bureau of
Jail Management and Penology (BJMP), amending
certain provisions of R.A. 6975, providing funds
thereof and for other purposes

 March 10, 2004

 Appointment of Uniformed
Personnel to the BJMP
Rank Position/Title Appointing Authority
Director Chief of BJMP President, recommended by Sec. of
DILG-endorsement by Chairman
CSC
C/Supt Asst. Regional Dir Same
Sr. Supt Asst. Regional Dir Same, recommended by Chief BJMP-
attested by CSC
Supt. Asst. Regional Dir Chief BJMP, recommended by
immediate superior-attested by CSC
Chief Insp. Warden Same
Sr. Inspector Warden Same
Inspector Warden same
 Professionalization and Upgrading Qualification Standards in
the Appointment of Uniformed Personnel to the BFP and BJMP

 A. A citizen of the Republic of the Philippines

 B. A person of good moral character
 C. must have passed the psychiatric/psychological,
drug and physical tests for the purpose of
determining his/her physical and mental health
 D. Must possess a baccalaureate degree from a
recognized institution of learning
 E. Must possess the appropriate civil service eligibility
 F. Must not have been dishonorably discharged or
dismissed for cause from previous employment
 G. Must not have been convicted by final judgment of
an offense or crime involving moral turpitude
 Cont.
 H. Must be at least one meter and sixty-two
centimeters (1.62 m) in height for male, and one
meter and fifty seven centimeters (1.57 m) for
female: Provided, that the waiver for height and
age requirements shall be automatically granted to
applicants belonging to the cultural communities
 I. Must weigh no more or less than five kilograms

(5kgs) from the standard weight corresponding to

his/her height, age and sex
 Professionalization and Upgrading of Qualification Standards in
the Designation of Uniformed Personnel of the BJMP Key
Positions
Key Positions Rank Qualifications
Municipal Jail Warden Senior Inspector 2nd yr LLB,12 units
Master’s Degree
City Jail Warden Chief Inspector 2nd yr LLB, 24 units
Master’s Degree
District Jail Warden,Prov. Superintendent Graduate of LLB, Holder
Jail Adm., Asst Regl Dir of Master’s Degree
Adm.,Asst Regl Dir
Oprtns., Regl .,Chief
Directorial Staff
Regl Director, Senior Superintendent Graduate of LLB, Holder
BJMP/Director of the of Master’s Degree
Directorate of NHQ
Deputy Chief Chief Superintendent Member Phil.Bar, Holder
Adm/Operations and of Master’s Degree
Standardization of the Base Pay, Retirement and other
Benefits of the Uniformed Personnel of BJMP
 Powers, Functions and Organization
of Jail Bureau
 Sec. 61, R.A. 6975- supervise and control city and
municipal jails

 Provincial jails-Provincial govt.

 -custody and safekeeping of city and municipal

prisoners, any fugitive from justice
 -persons detained awaiting trial
 -awaiting transfer
 -safekeeping
 Duties and Responsibilities
 Warden- direction, coordination and control of jail.
(Security, safety, discipline and well being of
inmates)

 Units under :
 A. Intelligence and Investigation Team
 B. Jail Inspectorate Section
 C. Public Relations Office
cont.
 Assistant Warden- undertakes systematic
process of treatment

- Chairman: Classification and Disciplinary

Board
Administrative Groups

 - take charge of all administrative functions

of the jail bureau
Cont.
 1. Personnel Management Branch
 - assigning of personnel, selection, personnel

reports, record file

 2. Records and Statistics Branch

 -keep records of fingerprints and

photographs, statistical data

Cont.
 3. Property and Supply Branch
 - safekeeping of equipments/supplies

 4. Budget and Finance Branch

 - financial matters: budgeting, financing,

accounting and auditing

 5. Mess Service Branch

 - preparation of daily menu, prepares, cook

and serve
Cont.
 6. General Service Branch
 - maintenance and repair of jails/ cleanliness and
beautification

 7. Mittimus Computing Branch

 - receive court decisions, compute date of full
completion of sentence

 Mittimus- warrant issued by a court directing the jail

or prison authorities to receive the convicted
offender for the service of sentence imposed therein
or for detention.
The Security Groups
 -sound custody, security and control of
inmates

 1. Escort Platoon: Escort Section/Subpoena

Section

 2. Security Platoon- 3 shifts; gates, guard

posts and towers
 - admitting and releasing unit
 Rehabilitation Service Groups
 1. Medical and Health
Services Branch- medical
and physical exam
 - conducts
psychiatric/psychologica
l exam
 2. Work and Education
Therapy Services- job
and educational
programs

 3. Socio-Cultural
Services- social case
 Cont.
 4. Chaplaincy
Services- religious and
moral upliftment of
inmates

 5. Guidance and
Counseling Services
 -individual and group

counseling
Reception Procedures
 1. The Jail Desk Officer shall carefully check
the credentials of the person/s bringing in
the inmate to determine his/their identity and
authority;

 2. He shall examine carefully the arrest report

and the authenticity of the commitment order
or mittimus if it is due form.
Cont.
 3.The admitting officer or jailer shall search
carefully the inmate for weapons and other
contraband;

 4.The admitting officer or jailer shall take all

cash and other personal property from the
inmate or detainee, list them down on a
receipt form in duplicate, duly signed by him
and countersigned by the inmate.
 Cont.
 5.All cash and other valuables of the prisoner must be
turned over to the Trust Officer or Property Custodian
for safekeeping covered by official receipts;
 6.The inmate shall then be fingerprinted and his
photograph taken;
 7.The admitting officer or jailer shall accomplish a Jail
Booking Report in four copies, attaching thereto the
photograph of the inmate to be distributed as follows:
 -BJMP Central Office
 -Regional Office
 -Provincial Administrator’s Officer
 -Jail File
Cont.
 8.The newly admitted inmate shall be
thoroughly strip-search followed by a careful
exam of his clothing for contraband.

 9.The jail physician or the Local Health

Officer shall immediately conduct a thorough
medical exam of the offender;
 Cont.
 10.When it is not possible for the Jail Physician to be on
attendance during admission of the inmate, the
receiving officer shall observe the mental alertness,
overall appearance and any physical abnormalities or
appearance or rashes or scratches or other identifying
marks of the individual and note them down in the
inmate’s jail booking report. The inmate observed to be
suffering from any contagious disease should
immediately be isolated;

 11.A medical record shall be accomplished by the Jail

Physician or Local Health Officer showing the condition
of the inmate or detainee at the time of admission and
to include, if possible, his medical history;
Cont.
 12.A social case study shall be made by a
social worker as basis for the inmate’s
classification and proper segregation;

 13.The sentenced prisoner shall be provided

with jail clothing. His personal clothing
should be receipted, cleaned and stored
safely until his release. The detainee, for his
own safety, may be allowed to wear civilian
clothes;
 Cont.
 14.As soon as possible, the inmate should be
briefed or oriented on the jail rules and
regulations;
 15.The Warden shall establish and maintain a

prison record of all information concerning the

inmates.
 16.Upon completion of the reception procedures,

the inmate shall be assigned to his quarters;

 17.If available, the inmate shall be issued all

materials that he will be using during his

confinement;
 Cont.
 18.A jail may be used for the safekeeping of any
fugitive from justice from any province, and the
Warden shall in such case be entitled to receive the
same compensation for the support and custody of
such fugitive from justice as provided for other
inmates, to be paid by the officer demanding the
custody of the prisoner, who shall be reimbursed
for such outlay as part of the costs of the
prosecution;

 19.Detainee is presumed innocent and shall be

treated as such. If possible, he shall be segregated
from convicted ones;
 Cont.
 20. The inmates signed “Agreement” to abide the
rules and regulation in prison;
 21.The Warden shall submit the “Agreement” or

Certification” to the proper court as part of records

of the case;
 22.Full credit for the preventive imprisonment shall

commence from the date of the “Agreement”

 Classification Board (BJMP)
 Chairman -Assistant Warden
 Members -Chief, security Officer

-Medical Officer/Public Health

Officer
-Jail Chaplain
-Social Worker/
Rehabilitation Officer
Disciplinary Board
 Chairman- Assistant Warden
 Members: Chief Security Officer, Medical

Officer/Public Health Officer, Social worker or

a rehabilitation officer
 Diversification and Classification
Distinguish
 Diversification- administrative device to provide
flexible types of physical plants for effective
control of treatment programs; age, sex, medical
or mental condition and degree of custody

 Classification-program adopted for rehabilitation

of inmates; diagnosis, treatment planning and
execution of treatment programs, re-classification
 Procedures in the Hearing of
Disciplinary cases
 Any party in writing informed the custodial force,
who shall in turn report to the Desk Officer;
 Desk Officer inform the Warden/Officer – order to

conduct investigation;
 Warden evaluate the report
 Confrontation is conducted
 Decisions of the Board/Summary Disciplinary

Officer subject to review by the Warden

Punishable Acts
 Minor Offenses
 Less Grave Offenses
 Grave Offenses
Minor Offenses
 Selling or bartering
 Rendering personal service
 Untidy or dirty appearance
 Littering/fail to maintain cleanliness
 Making frivolous complaints
 Taking the cudgels
 Late information
 Willful waste of food
 Less Grave Offenses
 Failure to report for work
 Failure to render assistance
 Failure to put out fires
 Acting boisterously
 Using defamatory language
 Malingering
 Spreading humors
 Failure to give due respect
 Forcing other inmates to render service
 Exchanging uniforms
 Loitering
 Using telephone without permission
 Writing, drawing on walls
 Withholding information
 Possession of pornographic materials
 Absence during headcount
 Failure to return articles/implements
 Grave Offenses

 Making untruthful statements

 Keeping/concealing keys
 Giving gifts
 Keeping money/jewelry
 Tattooing/ being tattooed
 Extracting money
 Inflicting injury
 Keeping liquor
 Having deadly weapons
 Concealing information or escapes
 Disregard to rules and regulations
 Attempting to escape
 Helping others to escape
 Fighting
Treatment of Special Needs or
Unusual Offenders
 Female
 Drug addicts
 Alcoholics
 Mentally-ill
 Sex deviants
 The Escape-prone
 Suicide-risk Offenders
 The Handicapped, Aged and Infirm
 The youthful Offenders
 Alien Offenders
 -name of the prisoner
 -nationality and number of his alien Certificate of
Registration
 -offense committed

Custody, Security and Control, Emergency Plans,
Movement and Transfer of Prisoners and Detainees
 1. Maintain strict control of firearms
 2. 24-hour supervision
 3. System of key control
 4. Secure firearms and anti-riot equipments
 5. Control of contraband
 6. Adequate system of counting inmates
 7. System of classification
 8. Inspection of security facilities
 9. condition of locking devices
 10. Proper cell equipment
 11. Up to date plans or special emergencies,
SERVING OF FOOD INSIDE THE
CELLS/QUARTERS
 1. Mess utensils shall be made of plastics
 2.When dining rooms are provided, offenders

should be marched a column of two’s

 3.After meals, all utensils used should be

collected
 4.Forks, spoon and other kitchen utensils

should be accounted
Plan in case of fire or conflagration
 At the first sign of fire, Control Center shall
sound the alarm
 Fire crew respond to the scene while other

personnel shall station according to PLAN

 If jail population should be evacuated, closed

vans is advisable
 When all clear-alarm is sounded, administer

first aid and counting of inmates and security

check.
 Plan for riots and violent
disturbances
 At the sound of a pre-arranged alarm, locked up in there
respective cells and conduct headcount
 If disturbances occur during visiting hours, ushered them
to most secured place. Do not permit exits until proper
accounting of offenders
 Members of the security force to report to the Desk
Officer to effect according to PLAN to prevent escapes.
The most senior officer shall take command of the force
 Control center should assess the readiness of
communication lines.
 Desk officer/ armorer prepare for the issuance of anti-riot
equipments
 Upon proper assessment, the officer in command, may
cause the division of force into three (3) groups
Cont.
 1st group- initial wave of anti-riot assault to
disperse the rioters and get their leaders.
They are armed with wicker shields,
protective head gears, gas masks and night
stick or batons
 2nd group-serve as back-up, equipped with

tear gas and gas grenades

 3rd group-trained in proper handling and use

of firearms.
 When everything is ready,
 OIC, with the use of megaphone/microphone direct
the offenders to cease and desist
 Second alarm is sounded when OIC had failed, 1st

group enter the compound followed by the 2nd

group at a discreet distance. 3rd group at a
strategic position, ready to fire
 When conditions becomes critical, notify police

agencies and hospitals if necessary

 As a last resorts 3rd group may fire but just to

maim the offenders

After the incident, the following
steps should be undertaken:
 Administer first aid
 Proper headcount
 Segregate leaders
 Check security of institution
 Investigate . Prosecute
 Repair damage
 Adopt measures to prevent the same
 Submit reports
 Guidelines in dealing with jailbreaks
in PROGRESS
 Control center sound the alarm
 At the first sound, prisoners are locked in there cells,
those in work shall march to their cells
 Desk officer issue firearms to custodial force and
dispatch to strategic place as PLAN
 Simultaneous count to determine escaped offenders
and identities
 Identities are immediately flashed to all stations
 Radio and television are provided with photographs
for publication
 Conduct operations to recapture the escapees
 In case of mass jail breaks , custodial force are
Cont.
 If an officer is held hostage, proper caution is
exercise
 If warden is held hostage, the next in

command or the most senior present shall

take over
 Investigation is conducted
Plans for other emergencies
 Power failure
 Natural disasters- floods, earthquakes and

other similar calamities

Movement/Transfer of
Prisoners/Detainees
 Appear/attend in any court of justice
 Appear in formal inquiry by a govt. agency
 View remains of relatives
 Undergo medical examination
 Transferred to another institution
View the remains of relatives
 1. Death certificate
 2. Burial permit
 -spouse
 -children
 -brother or sister
 -parent
 -grandparent
 -grandchild
 3. written request (3 days)
 4. stay not more than three (3) hours/not to

join funeral cortege

Grounds of disapproval
 Warden may disapprove in the following
cases:
 1. more than 3o km radius
 2. record of escape
 3. has pending case/vital witness
 Cooperation between Jail Wardens Regarding
Transfer of Detention Prisoners
 Temporary detention/imprisonment
 Requesting party shall shoulder the expenses
Rules to be followed during transfer
of Offenders:
 Made during daytime/confidential
 Detailed instructions are given/most direct

route
 Notorious prisoners shall be hand cuffed,

should not be secured to any part of the

vehicle
 Before transfer, all offenders shall be

inspected
 Under close supervision
 Basic security precautions during
transfer/movement of prisoners:
 Not to tinker with handcuffs
 Not crippled, deformed –”slip” the cuffs off
 Offenders are regarded extremely notorious
 Cuff are properly adjusted
 Not to allow to use toilet or washroom alone
 Talk behind the offender, always precede with the

offender
 Not to sit, stand or walk next to an offender
 Stopping along the highway is highly discourage
 Rehabilitation Services
 Purpose- change offenders’ pattern of criminal
behavior through rehabilitation programs in jail.

 Treatment Programs:
 -Provisions for basic needs of offenders
 -Medical and dental service
 -Education and skills training
 -Religious service, guidance and counseling service
 -Recreation sports and entertainment
 -Work programs
 -Visitation services
 -Mail services
 -Other services
Visits From Family and Friends
 Fundamental rights of detainees
 1.To be informed of the effects of voluntary
submission to custodial interrogation;
 2.To be entitled to a lawyer in making any

statement;
 3.Subject must be informed that all statements he

make in the custodial interrogation may be used

against him in any court of law;
 4.Subject must be informed that voluntary

submitting himself to custodial interrogation will

waive all his rights under the 1987 Constitution
and under R.A.7438
R.A.7438 (April 27, 1992)
 An act defining certain rights of persons
arrested, detained or under custodial
investigation as well as the duties of the
arresting, detaining and investigating
officers, and providing penalties for violations
thereof.
 Cont.
 5.Right against self-incrimination;
 6.Right to remain silent;
 7.Right against threat, intimidation, torture, force,

violence or any other means that vitiates the free

will
 8.Secret detention places, safe houses, solitary

confinement, or other similar forms of detention;

 9.To be arrested on the basis of a warrant of arrest

is issued by the court unless subject is actually

committing or is about to commit a crime, a
fugitive from the law, or the right to privacy which
prohibits raids on homes without a search warrant
 Cont.
 10.To be informed of the charges against him;
 11.To be visited by members of his immediate

family;
 12.To be released immediately if no charges were

filed for not more than 12 hours for light offenses,

18 hours for offenses punishable by prision
correctional and 36 hours for heavier penalty
offenses right to be immediately released upon
judicial or executive order;
 13.Right to due process;
 14.To be presumed innocent until proven guilty;
 Cont.
 15.To be heard;
 16.To bail; if crime charged is bailable;
 17.Right to a speedy, impartial and public trial;
 18.Right against cruel and unusual punishment
 19.Right against double jeopardy.
 Privileges of Detainees and
sentenced prisoners
1. To wear their own clothes while in confinement;
2. To write letter, subject to reasonable censors,
provided expenses shall be borne by them;
3. To receive visitors during daytime;
4. To receive books, letters, magazines, newspapers
and other periodicals that the jail authorities may
allow.
5. To be treated by the Health Services or by their
own doctor or dentist at their own expense upon
proper application and approval.
 Cont.
6. To be treated in a government or private hospital,
provided it is authorized by the court at their own
expense.
7. To request free legal aid if available and enjoy the
right to be visited by their counsel anytime.
8. To grow hair in their customary style provided it
is decent and allowed by the rules.
 Cont.
9. To receive fruits prepared food, subject to
inspection and conformity by the jail officials.
10. To smoke cigarettes, except in prohibited
places;
11. To read books and other reading materials
available in the jail premises; and
12. To perform such other works as may be
necessary for hygienic and sanitary purposes.
Except for the wearing of prescribed prisoners
uniform, all the privileges of detainees mentioned
above may be enjoyed by sentenced prisoners.
Legal grounds in detaining a person

 1. Commission of a
crime

 2. Violent insanity or
any other ailment
requiring
compulsory
confinement in a
hospital
 Reasons for committing a person in
Jail
 1. To serve a sentence
after conviction

 2. While on trial

 3. While under
investigation
 Aims of Institutional Custody
 1. Prevention of
escapes

 2. Control of
contraband

 3. Maintenance of good
order
 Jails and Prisons
 Jail- Institution for the confinement of persons who
are awaiting final disposition of their criminal cases
and also for the service of those convicted and
punished with shorter sentences, usually up to
three (3) years.

 Prison- Institution for the confinement of persons

who have been convicted by final judgment by the
court in which the penalty is more than three (3)
years.
 Types of Jails
 Lock up- security facility operated by Police
Department, for the temporary detention of
persons held for investigation or awaiting trial
 Ordinary Jail- houses both offender awaiting court

action and those serving sentence up to three (3)

years
 The Workhouse or Jail Farm or Camp- a place for

minimum custody of offenders serving short

sentences with constructive work programs.
 BUCOR
ORGANIZATIONAL
STRUCTURE
 DIRECTOR
Asst. Dir. For
Admin.
Public Legal
Info.
Administrativ Gen. Supply Manageme Budget @ Accounting
e Division Services Division nt Finance Division
Division
Division Division

Reception and New Bilibid Prison

Diagnostic Center
Correctional Institution for
Women
BUCOR Hospital Davao Prison and Penal Farm

Administrative Iwahig Prison and Penal Farm

Organization of BUCOR
Sablayan Prison and Penal Farm

San Ramon Prison and Penal Farm

Leyte Regional Prison

 CHIEF
RDC

ADMINISTRATI DIAGNOSTIC REHABILITATION CUSTODIAL/

VE STAFF STAFF SECURITY
STAFF . Inmate Guidance .Psychiatrist/Medical
STAFF
Officer Specialist
.Statistics and . Chief Security
.Psychological Counselor
. Education Officer
Records Officer . Spiritual Counselor
Supervisor . Chief Receiving
. Supply Officer . Sports and Recreation
. Teachers Officer Officer
. Liaison Officer
. Psychologists . Therapeutic Community . Chief Overseer
. Time Keeper
. Sociologists Counselor
. Mailing Officer
. Medical Specialist . Para-Legal Coordinator
. Inmate Supply
. Juvenile Program
. Psychiatrist Officer
Coordinator
. Vocational . Custodial Officers
. Skills Development @
Placement Officer Livelihood Program
Coordinator

Reception and Diagnostic .Coordinator

Center
Non-Formal Education

Organizational Structure . Inmate Post Exchange

Officer
. Diversified Services Officer
Receives inmates committed to BUCOR by virtue
of Court Order Transfers Inmates to implementing
Receives/Checks Pertinent Papers/ institutions
Issues Prison No./Records Transfer to NBP Maximum, Medium,
(Receiving Officer) Minimum Security Prisons and other Prisons
and Penal Farms
Establishes Identity of Inmate (Chief, RDC; Chief Security; Chief Overseer)
For record purposes Recommends Security Classification and
Identifies/Fingerprints/ Individual Rehabilitative programs of inmates
Photographs to the Director of Corrections for approval
(Identification Officer) Staff Classification
Observes physical condition (Chief, RDC and all Sections Chiefs)
Of inmate before joining
The general populace Assimilates reports and prepares Institutional
Quarantine/Physical Examination Case Summary of Inmates for initial
(Medical Specialist) Classification Board Schedule for Staff
Classification
Disseminates Information to newly
(Chief of Staff, Case Coordination Section)
arrived inmates about prison rules and
regulations, Rehabilitative programs and
services offered by the BUCOR
ORIENTATION PROGRAM
Establishes
(Civilian and Custodial and/or Diagnoses Inmates Sociological
Personnel)
Background, Psychological State, Educational Attainment,
Neurological and Vocational Skills.
Interviews/Examinations
 Seven (7) National and Penal Farms
in the Country
Bilibid Prison (6-25-1865)
New Bilibid Prison (1-22-1941)
located in Muntinlupa City.

2 Satellites:
1. Camp Bukang Liwayway
(Minimum Security Camp) – house
minimum custody prisoners who
work in various projects of the
institution.

2. Camp Sampaguita (Medium Security

Camp) – house medium security
prisoners

Youth Rehabilitation Center is

located
 2. San Ramon Prison and Penal
Farm
- Founded by Captain
Ramon Blanco of the
Spanish Royal Army. It
was established for the
confinement of Filipino
Political offenders.
(Located in
Zamboanga del Sur)
- Area of 1,246
hectares.
- Established on
August 21, 1869.
 3. Iwahig Penal Colony and Farm
- Founded by Governor Forbes
who led the first contingent of
prisoners. It was used
originally for the confinement
of incorrigibles and intractable
prisoners.

- In 1905, it was reconverted

for the confinement of well
behave and tractable
prisoners. (Reorganization Act
1407)

- Land total area of 36,000

hectares.
4 sub-colonies of the Iwahig penal
Colony and Farm.
a. Inagawan Sub-colony
b. Montible Sub-colony
c. Santa lucia Sub-colony
d. Central Sub-colony
 4. Davao Penal Colony and farm
(January 21, 1932)
-Founded by Gen. Paulino Santos.
Created by virtue of act 3732 and
Proclamation 414 series of 10-7-
1931.

-Mostly devoted to abaca and

banana plantation.

-In 1942, it was used as a

concentration camp for Japanese
Prisoners of War

-The main source of income of the

Bureau of Corrections. It consist
of 18,000 hectare
- Jan 21, 1932

Sub-colonies: Panabo, Kapalong,

Tanglaw Settlement
 5. Correctional Institution for
Women(Found in Mandaluyong City)
- Established in 1931 by
virtue of Act 3579
passed on November
27, 1929

- Consists of 18
hectares

Headed by a female
superintendent in
1934
 6. Sablayan Penal Colony and Farm
-Founded on Sept. 27, 1954 by virtue of
Proclamation Number 72 dated September 27,
1954.
-It consists of 16,000 hectares in Sablayan,
Occidental, Mindoro

- Sub Colonies:
- * Central
- *Pasugi
- *Pusog
- *Yapag
7. Leyte Regional Prison (Abuyog, Leyte)

 - established on January 16, 1973 during the martial

law with the aim of regionalizing prisons in the country
(P.D. 28).
 Manner of Releasing
 1. Prisoner maybe released by:
 -service of sentence
 -order of the court
 -parole
 -pardon
 -amnesty
 -any lawful order of competent court
 2. notified 1 week before discharge
 3. before the release, a person shall be properly identified
 4. no offender be released by mere verbal order.
 5. offender shall be released without unreasonable delay
 6.earned money, valuables shall be returned
 7. Issuance of “Certificate of Discharge”
 Steps/Procedures Prior to Release:

 1. Securing/presentation of Release Order together

with the judgment of the court;
 2. Inmate shall be properly identified to ensure that
he is the same person received and to be released;
 3. Processing of documents presented:
 A. Verification of the authenticity of the Release
Order from the court;
 B. Verification of the documents submitted to the jail
prior to admission if there are still other pending
cases;
 C. If the offender has other pending cases, such
offender shall not be released.
 Cont.
 4. If the offender has no more pending case:
 -A. The BJMP Releasing Officer shall prepare a Discharge
Order to be signed by the offender himself;
 -B. The same shall be forwarded to the Chief, Records
Officer approved by the Warden.
 5. The Warden shall issue the released inmate a Certificate
of Discharge from jail.
 6. The inmate himself shall present original copy of the
release papers to the gate guard. The gate guard shall
verify the authenticity of the release order from the Jail
Chief Records Officer prior to the discharge of the inmate;
 7. In any case and under proper receipt, all money earned
and other valuable held in trust when first admitted, shall
be returned to the inmate upon release.
 SPECIAL TIME ALLOWANCE FOR
LOYALTY
 - A deduction of 1/5 of the period of his sentence
shall be granted to any prisoner who having
evaded the service of his sentence under
circumstances mentioned in Art. 158 of the RPC,
gives himself up to the authorities within 48 hours
following the issuance of proclamation announcing
the passing away of calamity, catastrophe such as
earthquake, conflagration, mutiny, etc.
 Ground for Increasing Penalty
 1/5 of the remaining sentence of the prisoner shall
be added to his sentence if he fails to surrender
himself to the authority when he escape from
prison under circumstances enumerated in Art.
158 of the RPC. Provided, however, that the added
sentence should not exceed 6 months.
 Coordination with other members of
the Criminal Justice System
 1. PAO
 -legal representation
 -assistance to convicted offenders
 -assistance for ROR/temporary release- BP.85
 2. PPA
 -assistance to inmates
 -conduct pre-parole/executive clemency
 APPROACHES IN DEALING WITH
CRIMINALS
 1.Null Strategy- problem is temporary
 2.Selective Incapacitation Strategy
 3.Population-reduction Strategy- front door and

back door strategies

 4.Construction Strategy- building new facilities
 5.Population-Sensitive Flow Control Strategy-

availability of prison space

 MODELS OF CRIMINAL TREATMENT
 1.Control Model-prisoner obedience
 2.Responsibility Model- responsibility for their own

action
 3.Custodial Model- regulated behavior
 4.Rehabilitation Model- professional treatment
 5.Reintegration Model- maintain ties with the

society
 6.Total Institution- observance of rules
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 REVIEW
QUESTIONS
(Part 3)
Definition of
Terms
 Penal Management – refers to the manner or
practice of managing or controlling place of
punishment or jail.

 Correction – it is the study of jail/prison

management and administration as well as
rehabilitation and reformation of prisoners and
detainees.

 Penology – a branch of criminology which deals

with management and administration of inmates.
 Jail – a place of confinement for inmates
under investigation, awaiting or undergoing
trial or serving sentence.

 Rehabilitation – a program of activity directed

to restore an inmate’s self-respect thereby
making him a law-abiding citizen after
serving his sentence.
 Safekeeping – the temporary custody of a
person for his own protection, safety or care;
and or his security from harm, injury or
danger for the liability he has committed.

 Inmate – Either a prisoner or detainee

confined in jail.
 Detainee – a person accused before a court or
competent authority who is temporarily
confined in jail while undergoing
investigation, awaiting final judgment.

 Prisoner – an inmate who is convicted by final

judgment and classified as insular, provincial,
city or municipal prisoner.
 Commitment – means the entrusting for
confinement of an inmate to a jail by
competent court or authority for
investigation, trial and/or service of sentence.

 Commitment Order – a written order of the

court or any other competent authority
consigning an offender to a jail or prison for
confinement.
 Mittimus – a warrant issued by the court
bearing its seal and the signature of the
judge directing the jail or prison authorities
to receive the convicted offender for service
of sentence or detention.
 Detention Mittimus – is an order issued by a
competent court addressed to the jailer or prison
officer to receive a person for having committed a
criminal offense for safe custody, subject to the
order of the court.

 Sentence Mittimus – is an order of a competent

court, addressed to the jailer or prison officer to
receive a person after conviction from the offense
charged to serve a penalty of imprisonment or
subsidiary imprisonment as the case may be.
 Contraband – any article, item, or thing
prohibited by law and/or forbidden by the jail
rules.
 Escape – an act of getting out unlawfully from

confinement or custody by an inmate.

includes not only actually leaving the

institution or grounds thereof by a detainee or
prisoner but also being “out of the place” at
any time since the latter maybe tantamount to
attempting to escape.
 Instrument of Restraint – a device,
contrivance, tool or instrument used to hold
back, keep in, check or control an inmate;
e.g. handcuffs, leg irons.

 Classification – refers to the assigning or

grouping of inmates according to their
sentence, gender, age, nationality, health,
criminal records, etc.
 Custody – – is the maintenance of care and
protection accorded to people who by
authority of law are temporarily incarcerated
for violation of law and also those who were
sentenced by the court to serve judgment.
 Security – is the task given to jail or prison
administrators and custodial force personnel
to secure the entire establishment and to
keep under constant watch the movements of
inmates or wards purposely to avoid
involvement of detainees or prisoners for
possible commission of crimes and foremost
to prevent any mass jail breaks ad bloody
gang wars among them while under
confinement.
 Control – is the systematic measures taken in
ensuring that the movement of inmates are in
accordance with the standing policies, rules
and regulations granted by the court,
authorities or administrators at all times.

 Degree of Custody – extent or strict keeping

or charges necessary for a person in
confinement.
 Lock –up – security facilities manned by the
PNP, as their temporary jail facilities.

 Disorders – it refers to fighting or causing a

disturbance or a riot and also other behaviors
such s ; connivance, politicking, threatening
or putting in fear.
 Good Conduct Time Allowance – are rewards
for good conduct or behavior, whereby a
prisoner receives partial remission or
reduction of his sentence.
 Diagnostic Treatment – the process of treating
a person after determining by examination or
study the nature and circumstances of his
condition.

 Homosexual – a person with sexual feeling for

a person of the same sex, with an impulse
towards genital expression.

 Proselytizing – to convert or induce another to

change his religious belief or sect.
 Sex Deviates – person who commits abnormal
sex practices sometimes caused by physical,
grandular and mental differences.

 Sick Call – the time when prisoner affected

with any disorder of health or illness will
report to a physician for examination or
treatment.
 Suicide Risk – a prisoner/detainee prone of

taking his own life.

 Tattooing – the act of pricking and making
mark patterns on the skin with indelible
pigment.

 Straight Jacket – an outer covering or coat

designed to fasten the body for the purpose
of restricting the movement of a boisterous
or unruly person.
 Inmate’s Privilege – a special right or power
conferred on or possessed by one or more
individuals, in derogation of the general
right. It is a peculiar benefit or favor not
enjoyed by all.
- is something allowed or provided at
the discretion of the Prison Authority and it
should be earned.
 Inmate’s Rights – is something the prison
must allow to provide; it must be assured
because it is inherent in the “Great and
Essential Principles of Liberty and Free
Government”.
1. RA 7659 – re-imposition of death penalty on
heinous crimes
2. RA 8177 – designating death by lethal
injection as the method of carrying out
death penalty
3. R.A. 9346 (Jun 24, 2006) –Act prohibiting
imposition of death penalty in the
Philippines
LUCK is inherent is us; Make it
GOOD one…

GOD BLESS US ALL