Correction Pillar Correction

Is that branch of the administration of criminal justice charged with the responsibility for the custody, supervision and rehabilitation of the convicted offender

Jail Institution of the confinement of persons who are awaiting

final disposition of their criminal cases and also for the service of those convicted and punished with shorter sentences, up to 3 years

Prison Institution for the confinement of persons who have been

convicted by final judgement by the court in which the penalty is more than 3 years

Jail Prison

Penalty up to 3 years Convicted or pending

trial Provincial Jail is under

provincial government, Municipal and City District Jail are under Bureau of Jail Management and Penology

Headed by a Warden

Penalty more than 3 years

Only convicted Prisons are under the

Bureau of Corrections Headed by a

Superintendent

Classification of Inmates

Sentenced Prisoner Are those convicted by final judgement of the

crimes in which they were charged Detention Prisoner

Are those who are detained for the violation of law or ordinance and have not been convicted

Persons held for investigation or safekeeping

Classification of Sentenced Prisoner

Prisoner A person who is sentenced to serve a prison term

of over 3 years or to pay a fine of more than P1,000.00 or both fine and imprisonment

Provincial Prisoner A person who is sentenced to serve imprisonment

for not more than 3 years or to pay a fine of not more than P1,000.00

Municipal Prisoner A person who is sentenced to serve imprisonment

for not more than 6 months

Degree of Custody of Prisoners Super Security Prisoner

Incorrigible, intractable, and dangerous persons who are difficult to manage that are source of constant disturbance even in maximum security institution

Maximum Security Prisoner Chronic trouble makers but not as dangerous as super

security prisoner Medium Security Prisoner

Who may be allowed to work outside the fence of the institution under guard escorts

Minimum Security Prisoner Trusted to report to their places of work assignments

without the presence of guards

Admission Procedures in Prison

Receiving Checking commitment paper Establishing identity of prisoner Searching the prisoner Assignment to quarters

Quarantine Unit or Cell

Section of the Reception and Diagnostic Center (RDC) where the prisoners are given thorough physical examination including blood test, x-rays, inoculation, vaccination for the purpose of insuring that the prisoner is not suffering from any contagious disease which might be transferred to other prisoners.

Aims of Institution Security

Prevention of escapees Control of contrabands Maintenance of good order

Phases of Treatment Program

Prison education Work programs Religious services Health and medical services