Reduced jail time offered to Tacloban inmates still at large
By Joey GabietaAt least 40 inmates of the city jail, who escaped at the height of Supertyphoon “Yolanda,” are being lured to surrender with offers of reduced prison terms.
At least 40 inmates of the city jail, who escaped at the height of Supertyphoon “Yolanda,” are being lured to surrender with offers of reduced prison terms.
A 46-YEAR-OLD inmate allegedly tried to commit suicide by slashing his wrists inside the comfort room of his detention cell in Barili town, southwest Cebu.
A doctor working for the New Bilibid Prison hospital was killed in a street attack Tuesday afternoon in Muntinlupa City.
Former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo received well wishes and a rosary from retired Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Oscar Cruz, one of her most vocal critics during her presidency, when he visited her in detention Saturday morning.
Saying he has already served his maximum prison sentence and should get treatment for his health condition, convicted killer Rolito Go appealed to the Department of Justice (DOJ) in a letter to release him from prison.
For not showing up during the promulgation of his robbery case in 2012, a dismissed Manila police officer had lost his right to appeal his conviction and was ordered by the Court of Appeals to start serving his prison sentence.
Justice Secretary Leila de Lima said Friday that the former governor of Batangas, Antonio Leviste, was released from the New Bilibid Prison in Muntinlupa City after serving the minimum of his sentence.
The Caloocan City Jail can become an income generator for the local government, according to its top official who is urging councilors to consider his proposals.
Build tougher jails if the guards are multitasking. This must be the lesson learned by the Quezon City Police District (QCPD) after two crime suspects escaped from their detention cell early Friday.
The Quezon City Police District launched a manhunt operation to track down two of its inmates who bolted out from jail Thursday evening, an official said.
Myanmar on Friday said it had freed dozens of detained activists as the fast-changing former pariah state hosts top-level international visitors, including from the European Union.
Malacañang is leaving it to the court to decide if Janet Lim-Napoles need to be transferred to a regular jail.
Egypt’s prime minister says in comments published in a daily newspaper that the ousted President Hosni Mubarak will return to prison in mid-November.
