Manhunt ops still on for one last fugitive in Negros Occidental
By Jamie Marie Elona
Manhunt operations continue for one more inmate who bolted out of jail in Negros Occidental, following the surrender of another escapee Thursday, police said.
Manhunt operations continue for one more inmate who bolted out of jail in Negros Occidental, following the surrender of another escapee Thursday, police said.
Manhunt operations continue for five more prisoners who bolted the Negros Occidental jail following the surrender of two more inmates Monday, bringing the number of recaptured escapees to eight.
In May 2012, 314 out of the 415 jails in the country were congested, with a congestion rate of 318 percent, according to data from the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology. The jails had a total population of 66,908 during the period while the ideal capacity was 51,518. The same data showed that during that period, 92 percent of jails in the National Capital Region were congested.
A double whammy hit the family of a retired jail official in Cebu City.
Interior Secretary Mar Roxas on Wednesday ordered another investigation of the death of a witness in the murder of broadcaster and environmentalist Gerry Ortega in a jail in Quezon, saying now that he found unbelievable jail officials’ story that Dennis Aranas killed himself. In a press conference, Roxas said he ordered the new investigation [...]
Over 600 inmates have been escorted to hospitals as of September this year, according to the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology. Of the total, over 120 inmates or about 18 percent were from the National Capital Region.
The most wanted person in Camarines Sur, who allegedly killed a government official in 1995 and was previously arrested in March last year, has been arrested again Saturday.
Interior Secretary Jesse M. Robredo called Tuesday for the transfer of management of jails under local government units to the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) following the escape of 11 prisoners from the Maguindanao Provincial Jail in Cotabato City.
More than 440 persons jailed nationwide are aged 17 and below as of February this year, according to the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology. Of this number, nearly 40 are from the National Capital Region.
There are 248 foreign detainees in the country as of February, according to the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology. Of the total, around 62 percent or 154 foreigners are detained in the National Capital Region.
The National Capital Region has the highest jail population among the country’s regions as of February with more than 18,000 of the over 68,000 inmates nationwide, according to the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology.
The Pasay City Regional Trial Court (RTC) has again reset to next week the arraignment of former Maguindanao Governor Andal Ampatuan Sr. for his electoral sabotage case as he remained confined at a military hospital in Quezon City supposedly due to various illnesses.
The warden of a district jail in Iloilo City has been relieved by the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology following the wounding of four inmates in a melee on Monday.
