Prison officials on Monday released 267 persons deprived of liberty (PDLs), including 22 from the Correctional Institution for Women (CIW). The Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) Directorate for Security and Operations said in a statement that 124 of the 267 were granted parole; 96 were released following the expiration of their…
NBP The New Bilibid Prison (NBP) in Muntinlupa City has released eight more persons deprived of liberty (PDLs), the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) said. “Eigth (8) Persons Deprived of Liberty (PDLs) have been released upon expiration of maximum sentence and granted parole from the New BIlibid Pr
NBP The New Bilibid Prison (NBP) in Muntinlupa City has released nine more persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) from its Medium Security Compound (MedSeCamp). In a statement, the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) said the PDLs were released last Feb. 26 based on the directive issued by Director Gener
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) on Wednesday said it would conduct its own investigation on the Caloocan jail and New Bilibid Prison riots that have left detainees and inmates dead and numerous others hurt, citing the “concerning” trend on prison scuffles involving improvised weapons
(File photo) MANILA - Over 94 percent of persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) in prison facilities throughout the country have received jabs against the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) said on Wednesday. In its latest report, Bucor Health and Welfare Services director, Chief Supt. Henry Fabro, said out of a total of 48,572 PDLs nationwide, 46,405 or 94.8 percent have been vaccinated, 25,238 of whom were fully inoculated. The number represents those in the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) in Muntinlupa City, the Correctional Institution for Women (CIW) in Mandaluyong City, the Sablayan Prison and Penal Farm in Sablayan, Occidental Mindoro, the San Ramon Prison and Penal Farm in Talisayan, Zamboanga City, the Iwahig Prison and Penal Farm in Puerto Princesa in Palawan, the Leyte Regional Prison in Abuyog, Leyte, the Davao Prison and Penal Farm and the CIW Mindanao. In NBP, the country's biggest penal facility, over 99 percent of PDLs at the Reception and D