Video 5 Flashcards
Created by virtue of Common Wealth act no. 67
National Bilibid Prisons (Muntinlupa, Rizal)
National Bilibid Prisons (Muntinlupa, Rizal) Officially named on
January 22, 1941
Date that all inmates of the Old Bilibid Prison were transferred to the new site
November 15, 1940 -
National Bilibid Prison two sites?
Camp Sampaguita/ medium security camp
Camp Bukang Liwayway/Minimum Security camp
separate facility of the Bureau of Corrections created through the issuance of Administrative Order no. 8,
series of 1953 of the Department of Justice.
Reception and Diagnostic Center (RDC)
It was patterned after the reception facilities of the California State Prison.
Reception and Diagnostic Center (RDC)
Reception and Diagnostic Center (RDC) staff members
1.Psychologist
2. Psychiatrist
3. Sociologist
4. Educational councilor
5. Vocational Councilor
6. Chaplain
7. Medical officer
8. Custodial Correctional Officer
Created by virtue of Republic Act No. 3579 in November 27, 1929
Correctional Institution for Women
When Correctional Institution for Women created
in November 27, 1929
Authorized the transfer of all women inmates to a building in Welfare Ville at Mandaluyong, Rizal
Correctional Institution for Women
Established on September 26, 1954 by virtue of Presidential Proclamation No. 72.
Sablayan Colony and Farm (San Jose Occidental Mindoro)
has a total land area of approximately 16,190 hectares
Sablayan Colony and Farm (San Jose Occidental Mindoro)
used by the national government as a relocation sites for the refugees from the eruption Mt. Pinatubo
in 1991
Sablayan Colony and Farm (San Jose Occidental Mindoro)
facility where prisoners from NBP are brought for decongestion purposes. It
follows the same colony standards as other penal farms.
Sablayan Prison
Envisioned by Gov. Luke E. Wright and ordered by Gov. Forbes for the establishment on
November 16, 1904.
- It was purposely for incorrigible prisoners.
Iwahig Penal Colony and Farm (Puerto Princessa, Palawan)
Considered as the “Prison without Walls” in the world
Iwahig Penal Colony and Farm (Puerto Princessa, Palawan)
with an area of 14,700 hectares
Central sub-colony
with 9,685 hectares
Sta. Lucia
with 8,000 hectares
Montible
with 13,000 hectares.
Inagawan
first penal settlement founded and organized under Filipino administration.
Davao Penal Colony and Farm (Central Davao)
was formally established on January 21, 1932 by virtue of Act No. 3732.
Davao Penal Colony and Farm (Central Davao)
established in southern Zamboanga on August 21, 1870 through a royal decree
promulgated in 1869
San Ramon Penal Colony and Farm
Considered the oldest penal facility in the country
San Ramon Penal Colony and Farm
established on January 16, 1973 a year after the declaration of martial law in 1972 by virtue of
Presidential Decree No. 28
Leyte Regional Prison (Abuyog, Southern Leyte)
Youngest penal colony to be establishe
Leyte Regional Prison (Abuyog, Southern Leyte)
later became an agricultural estate for Cavendish bananas
Leyte Regional Prison (Abuyog, Southern Leyte)
A penitentiary, an institution for the imprisonment (incarceration) of persons convicted of major/ serious
crimes
PRISON
A building, usually with cells, or other places established for the purpose of taking safe custody or
confinement of criminals.
PRISON
A place of confinement for those charged with or convicted off offenses against the laws of the land.
PRISON
A person who is under the custody of lawful authority.
PRISONER
A person who by reason of his criminal sentence or by a decision issued by the court, may be deprived of his
liberty or freedom.
- 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:
PRISONER
Those detained for investigation, preliminary hearing, or awaiting trial.
- A detainee in a lock-up jail.
- They are prisoners under the Jurisdiction of Courts
Detention Prisoners
Offenders who are committed to jail or prison in order to serve their sentence after final conviction by a
competent court.
- They are prisoners under the jurisdiction of Penal Institutions.
Sentenced Prisoners
Includes non-criminal offenders who are detained in order to protect the community against their harmful
behavior.
Prisoners who are on Safekeeping
Those sentenced to suffer a term of sentence of 3 yrs. and 1 day to life imprisonment.
- Those sentenced to suffer a term of imprisonment cited above but appealed the judgment and unable to file a
bond for their temporary liberty. - Those convicted for the violation of the omnibus election code.
Insular or National Prisoners
Those persons sentenced to suffer term of imprisonment from 6 months and 1 day to 3 years or a fine not
more than 1,000 pesos or both; or
- Detained therein waiting for preliminary investigation of their cases cognizable by the Regional Trial Court
(RTC).
Provincial Prisoners
Those sentenced to suffer a term of imprisonment from 1 day to 3 years or a fine not more than 1,000
pesos or both.
- Those detained therein whose cases are filed with the Municipal Trial Court (MTC
- Those detained therein whose cases are cognizable by the RTC and under Preliminary Investigation.
City 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 municipal trial court.
Municipal Prisoners
A special group of prisoners composed of incorrigible, intractable, and highly dangerous persons who are the
source of constant disturbances even in a maximum security prison.
Super Maximum Security Prisoners
The group of prisoners whose escape could be dangerous to the public or to the security of the state.
It consist of constant trouble makers but not dangerous as the super maximum security prisoners.
- Their movements are restricted and they are not allowed to work outside the institution but rather assigned to
industrial shops with in the prison compound. - They are confined at the Maximum Security Prison (NBP main building), they wear ORANGE color of
uniform. - Prisoners includes those sentenced to serve sentence 20 years or more, or those whose sentenced are under
the review of the Supreme Court, and offenders who are criminally insane having severe personality or
emotional disorders that make them dangerous to fellow offenders or staff members.
Maximum Security Prisoners
Those who can not be trusted in open condition and pose lesser danger than maximum security prisoners in
case they escape.
- It consists of group of prisoners who may be allowed to work outside the fence or walls of the institution
under guards or with escorts. - They occupy the medium security prison (Camp Sampaguita) and they wear BLUE color of uniforms.
- Generally, they are employed as agricultural workers.
- It includes prisoners whose minimum sentence is less than 20 years and life sentence prisoners who
served at least 10 years inside a maximum security prison.
Medium Security Prisoners
A group of prisoners who can reasonably trusted to serve sentence under “open Conditions”
- This group includes prisoners who can be trusted to report to their work assignments with out the presence of
guards. - They occupy the minimum security prison (Camp Bukang Liwayway) and wear BROWN color
uniforms.
Minimum Security Prisoners
place for locking-up of persons who are convicted of minor offenses or felonies who are to serve a short
sentence imposed upon by a competent court, or for confinement of persons who are awaiting trial or
investigation of their cases.
JAIL
Refers to the institutional record of an inmate which consists of his mittimus/commitment order, the prosecutor’s
information and the decision of the trial court, including that the appellate court, if any.
Carpeta
Refers to information concerning an inmate’s personal circumstances, the offense he committed, the sentence
imposed, the criminal case numbers in the trial and appellate courts, the date he commenced service of his sentence, the
date he was received for confinement, the place of confinement, the date of expiration of his sentence, the number of
previous convictions, if any, and his behaviour or conduct while in prison.
Prison record
The reduction of period of imprisonment if a convict shows a good behavior.
Good Conduct Time Allowance
deduction of one-fifth (1/5) of the period of his sentence shall be granted to an inmate who, after
evading the service of his sentence on the occasion of a disorder resulting from
Special time allowance for loyalty
an inmate over sixty (60) years of age may be excused from mandatory labor.
Old inmate
one who has either been previously committed for three (3) or more times as a sentenced
inmate, except/those imprisoned for non-payment of a fine and those who had been reduced from a higher class;
Third Class inmate
newly arrived inmate; an inmate demoted from first class; or one promoted from the
third class
Second Class inmate
whose known character and credit for work while in detention earned assignment to this
class upon commencement of sentence; or one who has been promoted from the second class
First Class inmate
the release of inmates/prisoners through the implementation of applicable laws.
Oplan Decongestion
Unannounced inspection and religious conduct of searches of inmates quarters to flush out contraband and other
deadly weapons and to ensure the safety and security of inmates, visitors and personnel.
Oplan Greyhound
the type of jail commonly used to detain a convicted criminal offender to serve sentence less than three years.
ORDINARY JAILS
security facility, common to police stations, used for temporary confinement of an individual held for
investigation.
LOCK-UP JAILS
Provincial jails in the Philippines are not under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Corrections.
- They are manage and controlled by the Provincial Governmen
PROVINCIAL JAILS
