J/CSUPT DORIS REMEDIOS-DORIGO, CEO VI

Regional Director, BJMPRO-VII

Community-based

Institution-based
Four (4) mode of releases:
Probation
Parole
Conditional Pardon
Recognizance
a procedure under which a
defendant found guilty of crime is
released by the court without
imprisonment subject to the
condition imposed by the court
and subject to the supervision of
the probation service.
may be granted through:
Withholding of sentence
(suspension of imposition of a sentence)

Imposition of sentence and stay

or suspension of its execution

applicable only if the maximum

sentence does not exceed six (6)
years.
is a conditional release after the
prisoner has served part of his
sentence in prison.
That the offender is convicted.

That he serves part of his sentence in prison.

That he is released before the full expiration of his

sentence.

That said release is conditional, dependent on his

good behavior.
That he remains on parole until the expiration of his
maximum sentence or until he receives a final
discharge from parole.
PAROLE
Administrative function of the
executive branch
The offender serves part of
the sentence in prison before
he is released.
Extension of institutional
treatment
Granted by a board
Both releases are conditional
and subject to the supervision
of a parole officer.
PROBATION
Judicial function.
The convicted offender does
not need to go to prison at all.
Substitute for imprisonment
Granted by the judge
Both releases are conditional
and subject to the supervision
of a probation officer.
an act of grace proceeding from
the power entrusted with the
execution of the laws which
exempts the individual on whom
it is bestowed from the
punishment the law inflicts for
the crime he has committed.
ABSOLUTE PARDON
CONDITIONAL PARDON
one that is given without
any condition attached to it.
AMNESTY PARDON
blanket pardon includes any crime
granted to a group and is exercised
of prisoners, individually by the
generally political Chief Executive
prisoners.
may be given exercised when
before trial or the person is
investigation is had already convicted
serves the purpose of releasing,
through executive clemency, a
prisoner who is already
reformed or rehabilitated but
who cannot be paroled because
the parole law does not apply to
him.
 The only difference between the two is
the granting authority.

In parole, the granting authority is the

Board of Pardons and Parole, while in
conditional pardon, the granting authority is
the President.
as mandated by RA No. 6036,
provides that offenders charged with
an offense whose penalty is not
more than six (6) months and/or a
fine of Two Thousand Pesos
(P2,000.00) or both, can be
released to a responsible person in
the community, instead of filing a
bond, as ordered by the court.
He is caught committing the offense in flagrante.

He confesses to the offense he retracts the same.

He previously escaped from legal confinement,

evaded sentence or jumped bail.

He previously violated the terms of his release on

recognizance.
He is a recidivist or a habitual delinquent or has been
previously convicted for an offense to which the law attaches
an equal or greater penalty, or for 2 or more offenses to which
it attaches a lighter penalty.

He commits an offense while on parole or

conditional pardon.

When he was previously pardoned by the mayor for

violation of the municipal or city ordinance at least 2
times.
is an agency under the
Department of Justice that is
charged with the responsibility of
delivering free legal services to
the indigent citizenry in all civil,
criminal, labor and
administrative cases.
created by virtue of PD No. 968, The Probation
Law of 1976, to administer the probation system.
under EO No. 292, The Administrative Code of
1987 which was promulgated on November 23,
1989, the Probation Administration was renamed
Parole and Probation Administration and given
the added function of supervising prisoners who,
after serving part of their sentence in jails are
released on parole or are granted pardon with
parole conditions.
a multi-discipline quasi-judicial body, composed
of seven (7) members of which the Secretary of
Justice is the Chairman. With a personnel
complement of 50, it continued to perform its
mandated tasks of releasing qualified prisoners
on parole and recommending to the President the
grant of executive clemency in the form of
commutation of sentence, conditional or absolute
pardon.
 KIND SUPERVISION LEGAL BASIS FUNCTION

1. Parole and PD No. 968 as Exercise general supervision

Probation DOJ amended- over all parolees and
Administration Probation Law probationers & promote
(PPA) of 1976 correction and rehabilitation of
offenders outside prison
institutions.
2. Board of Act No 4103 as Recommends to the President
Pardons and DOJ amended- the prisoners who are
Parole (BPP) Indeterminate qualified for Parole, Pardon or
Sentence Law other forms of Executive
Clemency.
Has Three (3) Levels:

National Prisons

Provincial & Sub-Provincial Jails

District, City & Municipal Jails

 KINDS SUPERVISION LEGAL BASIS PERIOD OF
CONFINEMENT
1. Municipal Jails *(164) 1 day 6 mos.
2. City Jails *(97) 1 day 3 yrs
DILG (BJMP) RA No. 6975
3. District Jail *(153) 1 day 3 yrs
* As of Feb 2009
4. Sub-Provincial Jails DILG (Provincial Administrative 6 mos and
5. Provincial Jails Government) Code 1 day to 3 yrs
6. National Prisons and DOJ (BUCOR) Administrative 3 yrs and 1 day
Penal Farms Code up
a. NBP
b. CIW
c. Davao Prison & Penal Farm
d. Iwahig Prison & Penal Farm
e. Sablayan Prison & Penal
Farm
f. San Ramon Prison & Penal
Farm
g. Leyte Regional Prison
 Prison & Penal Farm Location
New Bilibid Prison Muntinlupa City
Iwahig Prison & Penal Farm Puerto Princesa, Palawan
San Ramon Prison & Penal Farm Zamboanga City
Davao Prison & Penal Farm Panabo, Davao Del Norte
Sablayan Prison & Penal Farm Occidental Mindoro
Leyte Regional Prison Abuyog, Leyte
Correctional Institution for Women Mandaluyong City
mainly a maximum custody institution

it receives commitments from Regional

Trial Courts and Criminal Circuit Courts
all over the Philippines
one of the best open institutions in the
world. Only mutual trust and confidence
between the wards and the prison
authorities keep them together, there
being no walls.
established on January 21, 1932, in
accordance with Act No. 3732 and
Proclamation No. 414, series of 1931.

a combination of medium and

minimum custody type of institution.
established on an 18-hectare piece of
land in Mandaluyong, Rizal, in 1931 by
authority of Act 3579 which was passed
on November 27, 1929.
managed by the female personnel,
except the perimeter guard who are
male.
 KIND SUPERVISION LEGAL BASIS

1. PNP Lock-up Cells DILG (PNP) Art 125, RPC (Sec 12, 18, 36)
2. DSWD Detention DSWD PD 603 as amended RA No 9344
Homes / Rehabilitation
Centers
3. NBI Detention Cells DOJ RA No 657 / Art 125 RPC
4. Bureau of Immigration
DOJ CA No 613 as amended
Jails
5. AFP Detention Centers DND (AFP) Articles of War
handles youthful offenders whose
ages range from nine (9) years to
below eighteen (18) years
 first established in 1910 under the
American regime
under the supervision and control of its
respective provincial government
headed by a Provincial Jail Warden
supervised and controlled by Bureau
of Jail Management and Penology
(BJMP) under the Department of the
Interior and Local Government
(DILG)
 houses inmates whose prison term
range from one(1) day to three (3)
years and have an average
monthly population of not less
than (50) offenders and usually
located near the courts
admits offenders from nearby
congested jails
currently there are 134 district
jails nationwide
 house inmates whose prison
terms range from one (1) day to
three (3) years and other persons
detained therein upon order by
competent judicial authorities
there are 84 city jails in the
Philippines at present
 house inmates whose prison
terms range from one (1) day to
six (6) months and other persons
detained therein upon order by
competent judicial authorities
there are 1,014 municipal jails
nationwide at present
One who is sentenced to prison term of 3
years and 1 day and above, including
those who are sentenced to death by
lethal injection.
 The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology
came into existence pursuant to Section 60, RA
6975, which took effect on 02 January 1991. This
is an upgraded version of its forerunner, the
Office of Jail Management and Penology of the
defunct PC/INP. As mandated, the BJMP shall
operate under the reorganized Department of the
Interior and Local Government as line Bureau.
The eventual passage of RA 9263 in March 2004
has ensured not only the professionalization of
the BJMP but likewise the accomplishment of its
mandate.
 The Bureau of Jail
Management and Penology
envisions a dynamic institution
highly regarded for its sustained
humane safekeeping and
development of inmates
 We enhance public safety by
providing humane safekeeping
and development of inmates in
all District, City and Municipal
jails
 To improve the living conditions of
offenders in accordance with the accepted
standards set by the United Nations.

To enhance the rehabilitation and

reformation of offenders in preparation for
their eventual reintegration into the
mainstream of society upon their release.

To professionalize jail service.

Improve jail security, custody and control program;

Upgrade living conditions of inmates through promotion of

Restorative Justice System, decongestion of jails, provision for
basic needs, and community-based support services;

Intensify conduct of development programs for inmates such

as: livelihood, education and skills training, recreation and
religious activities, and health services;

Enhance organizational and personnel effectiveness through

manpower build-up, human resources development, structural
and behavioral reforms and innovations; and,

Strengthen measures for accountability through improved

internal control and intensified management.
 Inmates Welfare &
Development ( IWD)
Inmates Custody, Security &
Control

Decongestion, and

Good Governance
The Jail Bureau undertakes rehabilitation programs
designed to enhance inmates self-respect, dignity
& sense of responsibility.
To date, the BJMP has a total
personnel complement of 7,891
nationwide. Of these numbers, 702 Custodial Escorts
are Officers; 7,107 are Non-Officers
in Rank and 82 are NUPs. 3,375 2,069

As of February 2009, the BJMP has IWD Admin

operational & administrative control Officers Staff
over 153 District Jails; 97 City Jails;
164 Municipal Jails; 3 Centers for 1,416 1,031
Female Inmates and 2 Youth
Centers nationwide.
Total Strength: 7,891
BJMP Manned BJMP Manned BJMP Manned
150 97 164
(99.37%) (97.00%) (20.00%)

1,077 jails
PNP Manned PNP Manned PNP Manned
1 3 657
(0.63%) (3.00%) (80.00%)

151 100 821

2 Youth Homes and 3 Female Centers
 ACTUAL IDEAL

1:56 1:7
1 jail officer for every 1 jail officer for every
56 inmates per shift 7 inmates per shift
 ACTUAL IDEAL

3:1 (1:1)+1
1 jail officer for every 3 1 jail officer for every
inmate plus 1 overall
inmates jail supervisor
59,350
 NBP - 23,497
DSWD - 616

BJMP - 58,118

Prov'l & Sub-

Prov'l Jails -
20,228

NBP DSWD Prov'l & Sub-Prov'l Jails BJMP

 Increase of jail population in urban areas creates
congestion. This condition consequently causes
critically related problems, such as: sub-standard
living condition, poor sanitation, gang fights,
jailbreaks and other disturbances.
 Each level of correctional agency applies its
own management policies and there are no sets of
standard procedure to follow.
 Correctional agencies have insufficient
trained personnel to attend to the offenders
social, psychological, moral and spiritual needs.
 Current appropriated funds for operational
and administrative needs of correctional
institutions are inadequate to meet the demands
of a more effective and efficient jail
administration.
 Construction of additional
district jails to decongest local jails
are already authorized by the national
government.
 The Bureau of Jail
Management and Penology has
proposed amendments to Republic
Act Number 6975 to include
provincial and sub-provincial jails
under its supervision and control.
 Correctional authorities are now
recruiting jail personnel, especially
experts in their fields such as penologists,
sociologists, psychologists, doctors of
medicine, dentists, nurses and others
subject to availability of funds. Basic and
advance career courses are now on-going
to professionalize jail services.
 Correctional authorities are
recommending for more appropriations to
meet the requirements for recruitment of
qualified jail personnel, upgrade jail
plants and facilities, purchase of
additional prisoners vans, and other
equipment for a better jail administration.
1. PD No. 968, as amended, known as the Adult
Probation Law, grants probation to prisoners
sentenced to prison terms of not more than six (6)
years and one (1) day;
2. RA No. 4203, 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;
3. PD 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 and
places them in rehabilitation centers under the supervision
of the Department of Social Welfare and Development
before they are released to the custody of their parents or to
any responsible person;
4. RA 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 (P2,000.00) or both,
to the custody of a responsible person in the community,
instead of a bail bond;
5. RA No. 6127, fully deducts the period of the offenders
preventive detention from the sentence imposed by the
courts;

6. 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;
7. Article 96 of the Revised penal Code, provides that in
meritorious cases, the commutation of the prisoners
sentence through presidential action shall be upon the
recommendation of the court which imposed the same; and
Article 97, provides that a prisoner shall be entitled to a
deduction from his prison term for good conduct; and
8. PD No. 1508, provides among others, that for criminal
offenses imposable with an imprisonment of thirty (30)
days or less, the parties thereto, must first try to settle the
case amicably at the barangay level, and only when no
settlement can be reached, will a complaint be entertained
by the court.
1. RA 6975 otherwise known as the DILG Act
of 1990
Provided that the task of jail management &
penology shall be the responsibility of the
BJMP
Based on this mandate, the BJMP defined
its vision, mission, powers, functions,
values, objectives & principles as an
institution, in a consultative and participatory
strategic planning session.
2. RA 9263
The Bureau of Fire Protection and Bureau
of Jail Management and Penology
Professionalization Act of 2004
RA 9263 and its Implementing Rules and
Regulations strengthened the provisions of
RA 6975, redefined many of BJMPs existing
policies and restructured the Bureaus
organization.