Philippine Corrections System PDF

TOPIC 1. WHAT IS CORRECTION? Correction is the branch of the administration of CJS charged with the responsibility for the custody, supervision, and rehabilitation of convicted offenders. THE CORRECTIONS AS A COMPONENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM BUREAU OF CONNECTIONS(BUCOR), under the...

TOPIC 1. WHAT IS CORRECTION? Correction is the branch of the administration of CJS charged with the responsibility for the custody, supervision, and rehabilitation of convicted offenders. THE CORRECTIONS AS A COMPONENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM BUREAU OF CONNECTIONS(BUCOR), under the DOJ The BUREAU OF JAIL MANAGEMENT AND PENOLOGY (BJMP), under the DILG The PROVINCIAL Jails, Under Provincial Government, under DILG The DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND DEVELOPMENT (DSWD), which takes care of, youthful Rehabilitation centers for juveniles OTHER AGENCIES UNDER THIS PILLAR ARE THE: (COMMUNITY BASED CORRECTION) THE PAROLE AND PROBATION ADMINISTRATION (PPA) under the Department of Justice (DOJ); and THE BOARD OF PARDONS AND PAROLE also under the Department of Justice. LOCK-UP JAILS under the Philippine National Police (PNP) DECONGESTION OF JAILS OPLAN DECONGESTION was formalized through the execution of a memorandum of agreement on February 12, 1993. Among the public attorney's office, the parole and probation administration, the Board of Pardons and Parole which are all under the Department of Justice, and the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology. LAW AND DECREES USUALLY AVAILED TO DECONGEST JAILS Presidential Decree No. 603, known as the child and youth welfare code, suspends sentence of minor offenders whose ages range from nine (9) years to under eighteen (18) years Batas Pambansa Bilang 85- authorizes the release of a detainee who has undergone preventive imprisonment equivalent to the maximum imposable sentence for the offense he is charged with Article 96 of the Revised Penal Code- provides that in meritorious cases, the commutation of the prisoner's sentence through presidential action shall be upon the recommendation of the court which imposed the same.  Article 97 of RPC- which provides that a prisoner shall be entitled to a deduction from his prison term for good conduct. DOJ Memorandum Circular no. 6 which directs all wardens or anyone in-charge of local jails to effect the immediate transfer of national prisoners to the Bureau of corrections. Republic Act No. 9165- Comprehensive Dangerous Drug Act of 2002 (July 4, 2002) - 1st time minor offender (probation) for use 2 possession only./deport Republic Act No. 9344 - Juvenile & Justice welfare Act of 2006 Republic Act No. 6036, known as the release on recognizance law, provides for the release of offenders charged with an offense whose penalty is not more than six (6) months and/or a fine of Two Thousand pesos (2,000) or both, to the custody of a responsible person in the community, instead of a bail bond. Republic Act No. 6127, fully deducts the period of the offenders' preventive detention from the sentence imposed by the courts; Republic Act No. 4103, as amended, creating the Board of Pardons and Parole tasked to look into the physical, mental and moral record of prisoners to determine who shall be eligible for parole or conditional pardon. Presidential Decree No. 968 July 24, 1976 is the Philippine Probation Law of 1976