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SANTO DOMINGO DE LOS COLORADOS, Ecuador (AFP) — At least 43 inmates died on Monday in Ecuador’s latest grisly prison riot, the public prosecutor said, as another 100 prisoners managed to escape. Authorities said a fight broke out between the rival Los Lobos and R7 gangs inside the Bellavista prison in Santo Domingo de los Colorados, in the center of Ecuador some 80 kilometers (50 miles) from Quito. “For now there are 43 inmates […]
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — Nine inmates were killed Friday when members of rival gangs in an overcrowded Philippine prison attacked each other using improvised knives, an official said, in one of the deadliest jail clashes in years. The pre-dawn fight broke out in suburban Manila’s New Bilibid Prison, the country’s largest, which holds more than 28,000 convicts in a complex designed for around 6,000. “We counted nine bodies,” said Gabriel Chaclag, spokesman for the Bureau […]
(Eagle News)–Senator Leila de Lima has expressed opposition to a proposal to transfer the New Bilibid Prison to an isolated facility similar to the Alcatraz, a maximum security federal prison in the United States. In a statement, De Lima said such a move will “not only hamper the rehabilitation of Persons Deprived of Liberty (PDLs) but will also tolerate the violations of their rights.” “Those who advocate for the transfer of NBP to an ‘isolated […]
(Eagle News)—The Department of Justice has suspended the processing of the Good Conduct Time Allowances of inmates. Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra said he gave the verbal order to the Bureau of Corrections “as a precautionary measure and in the interest of prudence.” Guevarra said he would also ask the BuCor for a list of inmates already released and “determine what needs to be done.” “Should there be any sign of fraud or irregularity, I will […]
(Eagle News) — The Palace on Thursday, March 7, said it backed the Bureau of Corrections’ decision to cancel all the privileges of inmates at the New Bilibid Prison and its other operating units. In a press briefing in Malacanang, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said the “temporary” cancellation of the privileges in the national penitentiary, Davao, Iwahig, San Ramon, Sablayan and Leyte prison and penal farms was aimed at preventing the proliferation of illegal drugs […]
(Eagle News) – Visiting privileges of inmates nationwide, including their recreational activities such as having basketball games, were cancelled by Bureau of Corrections chief Directo General Nicanor Faeldon effective Tuesday, March 5. This was after a prisoner was discovered making drug transactions through wifi connections inside the New Bilibid Prisons in Muntinlupa by the Cebu City police which traced to the NBP inmate the source of the 28 kilos of shabu valued at P190.4 million. […]
(Eagle News) — Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon admonished the Public Attorneys Office for allegedly sitting on petitions for the release of over 800 prisoners who could be eligible for such as early as a year ago. According to Drilon, 862 prisoners have been revealed to be entitled for the release under Republic Act 10951, but only 39 petitions have been filed by PAO with the Supreme Court, and 12 with the Regional Trial Court. RA 10951, […]
(Eagle News)—-At least one policeman and nine inmates were hurt in a riot in Quezon City Jail on Sunday. According to initial reports, the encounter between the Commando and Sigue Sigue Sputnik groups resulted in some inmates’ visitors being trapped inside. “Nung nagresponde na kami, nung parating na ‘yung mga pulis, medyo… nagkaroon ng katahimikan, kumalma ‘yung sitwasyon, ang ginawa namin pinapasok namin ‘yung mga inmates sa selda,” Police Superintendent Christian Dela Cruz, station commander of […]
PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, Palawan (Eagle News) – Nasa 25 na inmates ng Puerto Princesa city jail ang sumailalim sa tile-setting skills training program ng Technical Education and Skills Development Authority kamakailan. Sumailalim ang mga inmate na may kinakaharap na kasong pagtutulak ng droga sa 120 hours ng completion assessment. Sa oras na matapos nila ito ay mapagkakalooban sila ng NC II certificate ng TESDA, na magagamit nila sa oras na sila ay makalaya. Ayon kay […]
(Agence France Presse) — Three inmates were killed Sunday and another was wounded after escaping from a jail in Jolo, Sulu, a stronghold of Islamist militants, police said. The casualties were among 14 prisoners who escaped from a police station in the war-torn municipality, authorities said. Jolo is a base of the Abu Sayyaf kidnap-for-ransom group and some of the inmates were linked to the militants, according to provincial police chief Senior Superintendent Mario Buyuccan. […]
(Eagle News) — Bureau of Corrections Director Benjamin delos Santos announced his resignation on Thursday, a day after President Rodrigo Duterte admitted there was a resurgence in the drug trade in the New Bilibid Prison. In a statement, Delos Santos said the “issue about the resurgence has made me irrelevant.” As such, he said his “irrevocable resignation effective immediately” was filed through the Secretary of Justice. “I will refrain from further comments and take the […]
