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A. The Auburn Prison System the prison system called the Congregate System.
- The prisoners are confined in their own cells during the night and congregate
work in shops during the day. Complete silence was enforced.
B. The Pennsylvania Prison System the prisons system called Solitary System.
- Prisoners are confined in single cells day and night where they lived, they slept,
and they ate and receive religious instructions. Complete Silence was also enforced. They are
required to read the Bible.
PENALTY is defined as the suffering inflicted by the state against an offending member
for the transgression of law.
Duration of Penalties
Modern Penal Management incorporates general principles of treating offenders that are
based on humane practices such as the following:
I. Bureau of Corrections
Bureau of Prisons was renamed Bureau of Corrections under Executive Order 292 passed
during the Aquino Administration. It states that the head of the Bureau of Corrections is the
Director of Prisons who is appointed by the President of the Philippines with the confirmation of
the Commission of Appointments.
The Bureau of Corrections has general supervision and control of all national prisons or
penitentiaries. It is charged with the safekeeping of all Insular Prisoners confined therein or
committed to the custody of the Bureau.
PRISON Defined:
WHO IS A PRISONER?
- A prisoner is a person who is under the custody of lawful authority. A person, who by
reason of his criminal sentence or by a decision issued by a court, may be deprived of his liberty
or freedom.
- A prisoner is any person detained/confined in jail or prison for the commission of a
criminal offense or convicted and serving in a penal institution.
- A person committed to jail or prison by a competent authority for any of the following
reasons: To serve a sentence after conviction Trial Investigation
2. Provincial Prisoners
- Those persons sentenced to suffer a term of imprisonment from 6 months and 1
day to 3 years or a fine not more than 1,000 pesos, or both; or
- Those detained therein waiting for preliminary investigation of their cases
cognizable by the RTC.
3. City Prisoners
- Those sentenced to suffer a term of imprisonment from 1 day to 3 years or a
fine of not more than 1,000 pesos or both.
- Those detained therein whose cases are filed with the MTC.
- Those detained therein whose cases are cognizable by the RTC and under
Preliminary Investigation.
4. Municipal Prisoners
- Those confined in Municipal jails to serve an imprisonment from 1 day to 6
months.
- Those detained therein whose trials of their cases are pending with the MTC.
WHAT IS A JAIL?
JAIL is a place for locking-up of persons who are convicted of minor offenses or felonies
who are to serve a short sentences imposed upon them by a competent court, or for
confinement of persons who are awaiting trial or investigation of their cases.
Types of Jails:
1. Lock-up Jails is a security facility, common to police stations, used for temporary
confinement of an individual held for investigation.
2. Ordinary Jails is the type of jail commonly used to detain a convicted criminal
offender to serve sentence less than three years.
3. Workhouses, Jail Farms or Camp a facility that houses minimum custody offenders
who are serving short sentences or those who are undergoing constructive work programs. It
provides full employment of prisoners, remedial services and constructive leisure time activities.
Provincial Jails in the Philippines are not under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of
Corrections. They are managed and controlled by the provincial government.
III. BUREAU OF JAIL MANAGEMENT AND PENOLOGY (BJMP)
The BJMP exercises supervision and control over all cities and municipal jails throughout
the country. The enactment of Republic Act no. 6975 created the BJMP. It operates as a line
bureau under the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG)
Mission of the BJMP: The Jail Bureau shall direct, supervise and control the administration
and operation of all district, city and municipal jails to affect a better system of jail Management
nationwide.
1. To improve the living conditions of the offenders in accordance with the accepted
standards set by the United Nations.
2. To enhance rehabilitation and reformation of offenders in preparation for their
eventual reintegration into the mainstream of society upon their release.
3. To professionalize jail services.
A. Powers:
The Bureau shall exercise supervision and control over all districts, city and municipal jails
to ensure a secured, clean, sanitary and adequately equipped jail for the custody and
safekeeping of city and municipal prisoners, any fugitive from justice or persons detained
awaiting investigation or trial and/or transfer to the National Penitentiary, and any violent,
mentally ill person who endangers himself or the safety of others.
B. Functions:
Inline with its mission, the Bureau endeavors to perform the following:
1. Formulate policies and guidelines on the administration of all districts, city and
municipal jails nationwide;
2. Formulate and implement policies for the programs of correction, rehabilitation and
treatment of offenders;
3. Plan the program funds for the subsistence allowance of offenders;
4. Conduct researches, develop and implement plans and programs for the improvement
of jail services throughout the country.
The BJMP, also referred to as the Jail Bureau, was created pursuant to Section 60, R.A.
no. 6975, and initially consisting of uniformed officers and members of the Jail management and
Penology service as constituted under P.D. no. 765.
The Bureau shall be headed by a chief with the rank of Director, and assisted by a Deputy
Chief with the Rank of Chief Superintendent.
The Central Office is the Command and Staff HQ of the Jail Bureau composed of 3
Command Groups, 6 Coordinating Staff Divisions, 6 Special Staff Groups and 6 Personal Staff
Groups namely:
1. Command Group
- Chief, BJMP
- Deputy C/BJMP
- Chief of Staff
2. Coordinating Staff Groups
- Administrative Division
- Operations Division
- Logistics Division
- Finance Management Division
- Research Plans and Programs Division
- Inspection and Investigation Division
3. Special Staff Groups
- General Services Unit
- Health Services Unit
- Chaplain Services Unit
- Community Services Unit
- Finance Services Unit
- Hearing Office
4. Personal Staff Groups
- Aide-de-Camp
- Intelligence Office
- Public Information Office
- Legal Office
- Adjudication Office
- Internal Audit
Regional Office:
At the Regional Level, each Region shall have a designated Assistant regional
Director for Jail management and Penology.
Provincial Level:
District Office:
In the District Level, where there are large cities and municipalities, a district jail
with subordinate jails, headed by a District warden may be established as necessary.
In the City and Municipal level, a city or municipal Warden shall head each jail.
Rank Classification of the BJMP:
A. WARDEN
- Direction, Coordination, and Control of the Jail
- Responsible for the:
* Security, safety, discipline and well being of inmates
B. ASSISTANCE WARDEN
- The office of the Assistant Warden undertakes the development of a systematic process
of treatment.
- Chairman of the Classification Board and Disciplinary Board.
C. ADMINISTRATIVE GROUPS
The administrative groups take charge of all administrative functions of the jail bureau.
D. SECURITY GROUPS:
- The security groups provides a system of sound custody, security and control of inmates
and their movements and also responsible to enforce prison or jail discipline.
1. Escort Platoon
a) Escort Section to escort inmate upon order of any judicial
body; upon summon of a court; or transfer to other penal
institutions.
b) Subpoena Section receives and distribute court summons,
notices, subpoenas, etc.
2. Security Platoon a three (3) working platoon shifts responsible for over all security of
the jail compound including gates, guard posts and towers. They are also responsible for the
admitting and releasing unit.