Midterm Flashcards
Incarcerated individuals who struggle with alcohol addiction or engage in excessive and problematic drinking habits that can lead to negative physical, social and behavioral consequences.
Alcoholic
It refers to those who display sexual interest or engage in sexual activities with both males and females. This may also encompass attraction towards people of any gender identity or regardless of their biological sex or gender.
Bisexual
It is also known as an “inmate record or jacket,” is a file that contains an inmate’s personal and criminal record, along with other documents related to their incarceration. These may include, but are not limited to, their commitment order, subpoenas, personal identification, court orders, and other papers that are necessary for their detention.
Carpeta
A minor is an individual who is below eighteen (18) years of age and is suspected, charged, or convicted of committing a violation under the laws of the Philippines.
Child or Children in Conflict with the Law (CICL), also known as “Youth Offender”
Is the personnel in-charge in the overall supervision of all custodial functions.
Chief Custodial Officer
It is a facility or a place of confinement for those inmates who are sentenced with a penalty from (1) one day to three (3) year imprisonment.
City Jail
It refers to the practice of assigning a municipal or city jail as a facility for multiple adjacent municipalities to make the most of the available resources and personnel. The municipality or city designated as the primary facility is referred to as a district, and it accommodates inmates from the clustered municipalities.
Clustering of Jails
It is a written directive from a court or authorized agency that assigns an inmate to a jail for safekeeping during the course of their case.
Commitment Order
This pertains to any object or material that is prohibited by law or jail regulations, and may pose a threat to the security of the facility or the well-being of the inmates.
Contraband
This pertains to a brief visit of a wife to her husband who is in prison, usually lasting around an hour, where they are granted privacy and are commonly assumed to engage im sexual activity.
Conjugal Visitation
Is an individual who is facing allegations before a court or a competent authority and is held in jail temporarily while undergoing or waiting for investigation, trial, or final judgement.
Detainee
A correctional facility that detains individuals from a city or a group of nearby municipalities who are either awaiting trial or serving a sentence ranging from one (1) day to three (3) years.
District Jail
This term describes inmate who have a psychological need or physical dependence on a chemical or drug substance and engage in it’s abuse.
Drug Dependents
This pertains to inmates who consume drugs or substances that can modify the functioning of their body and mind.
Drug Users
Are inmates who are likely and have the tendency to escape from the jail facility.
Escape-Prone Inmates
A male inmate who is romantically or sexually attracted to other male inmates is referred to as a homosexual inmate.
Gay
This refers to a group of inmates who are deemed highly dangerous or have a high likelihood of escaping or causing disturbances due the severity of the crimes they committed or their tendency to create trouble or initiate riots inside the jail. This group includes those accused of heinous crimes such as murder, terrorism, and kidnap for ransom, as well as those charged with violating R.A. No. 9165, which carries a penalty of life imprisonment to death. In addition, this group includes those with a history of jail escapes, habitual offenders, and individuals with severe emotional or personality disorders that make them a threat to other inmates or jail personnel.
High Risk Inmates in BJMP Jails
This individuals are not necessarily accused of heinous crimes, but they are well-known figures in society or public figures whose cases have garnered public attention.
High Profile Inmates in BJMP Jails
This pertains to inmates who have been in a state of physical or mental weakness for an extended period due to age or illness.
Infirmed Inmates
It is the generic term used to refer to a detainee or prisoner.
Inmate
This pertains to prisoners who experience some form of disability, whether it be physical, cognitive, mental, sensory, emotional, development, or a combination of these.
Inmates with Disability
A term that pertains to those inmates who are foreign nationals.
Inmates with Other Nationalities
A device, contrivance, tool or instrument used to hold back, keep in, check or control inmates; e. g., handcuffs.
Instrument of Restraint
This is a facility where individuals from cities and municipalities are detained while awaiting trial or investigation, including fugitives from justice. It may also house individuals who are deemed mentally ill and dangerous to themselves or others, as certified by a medical officer, while awaiting transfer to a mental institution. Additionally, it can be a temporary holding area for individuals who are pending transfer to the National Penitentiary.
Jail
A trusty inmate is one who needs less monitoring compared to other inmates. Although they may be given specific duties, they do not have any extra benefits and cannot work alone or have any control over other inmates.
Jail Aide
Any unusual or undesirable actions, occurrences, or situations that take place inside a jail and are caused by any individual. These may include but are not limited to a jail break, disturbance, loud commotion, or attack on jail staff. Such incidents may or may not lead to severe consequences such as injuries, fires, floods, earthquakes, or other related disasters that can affect the safety and security of the detention center.
Jail Incident
Refers to the escape of more than two inmates using force, threats, violence, deceit, or by breaking through security barriers, such as climbing over the fence or digging a tunnel, or by destroying part or all of the facility, with or without the assistance of jail officers or other individuals.
Jailbreak
This refers to an individual who holds responsibility for managing and overseeing the daily operations and administrative functions of a jail.
Jail Warden
This refers to items that are considered illegal on their own, without any other contributing factors, such as dangerous drugs, weapons, potential weapons, and explosives.
Illegal Contraband
A female inmate who is romantically or sexually attracted to other female inmates.
Lesbian
This pertains to inmates who have mental disorder and are demonstrating irrational behavior or instability in their mental state.
Mentally ill
A court-issued document with the court’s seal and judge’s signature that instructs the authorities of a jail or prison to admit an inmate for the purpose of serving their sentence.
Mittimus Order
This refers to a location or establishment that confines individuals who have received a sentence of up to six (6) months of imprisonment.
Municipal Jail
This pertains to items that are not necessarily illegal according to Philippine laws but are prohibited by the rules of the jail, such as cellphones, money, or other valuables, jewelry, electronics, excessive clothing or bedding, alcohol, cigarettes, pornographic materials, gambling equipment, and other items that may promote vices and jeopardize the safety, hygiene, and orderly conduct of the facility.
Nuisance Contraband
A person who is alleged to have violated the laws and regulations passed by authorized entities in the Philippines.
Offender
This pertains to all individuals in the BJMP uniformed service, but when pertaining to rank, “officer” specifically refers to those who hold the position of jail inspector or higher.
Officer
This field of criminology specializes in the management and administration of inmates within correctional facilities.
Penology
A female inmates who are carrying a developing embryo, fetus, or unborn offspring in their body.
Pregnant Inmates
An inmate who has been convicted through a final judgement. According to the Mandela Rules, they are now called Person Deprived of Liberty (PDL).
Prisoner
A facility that serves as a place of confinement for inmates who are sentenced to imprisonment ranging from six (6) months to three (3) years.
Provincial Jail
An official who is assigned to lead the BJMP jail administrator’s office and is responsible for overseeing the implementation of jail services in all district, city, and municipal jails within its territorial jurisdiction.
Provincial Jail Administrator