A REPRESENTATIVE from the Junior Chamber International (JCI) announced its plans to extend services to Persons Deprived of Liberty (PDL) at the Panabo City Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP-Panabo) as part of their week-long celebration.
A LAWMAKER has called on the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) to focus on the implementation of its reintegration programs for persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) despite having a small increase in its 2024 budget.
A TOTAL of 74,590 persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) were released from January to October this year, the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) said on Friday.
More than 74,000 persons deprived of liberty have been released from facilities run by the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology in the past 10 months, a move lauded by the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) leadership as it decongests over 400 jails in the country.
INTERIOR Secretary Benjamin Benhur Abalos Jr. pledged on Wednesday to support Ruel Rivera, the new head of the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP).