The Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) has released 1,000 persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) from November to December 2023. The release involved individuals who completed their sentences, were acquitted, received parole or probation, and some were granted habeas corpus. BuCor Director General Gregorio Catapang Jr. also stated that PDLs convicted of heinous crimes eligible for the Good Conduct Time Allowance (GCTA) may be released next year, following a Supreme Court ruling.
A total of 1,000 persons deprived of liberty were released from November to December, the Bureau of Corrections said Monday.The BOC said among those released, 625 have completed their maximum sentences, 134 were acquitted, 38 are on probation, 190 received parole, 11 were released through habeas corpus, one was turned over to jail, and one PDL’s motion for release was granted.
Meanwhile, 402 PDLs were from the New Bilibid Prison, 77 from the Correctional Institution for Women in Mandaluyong and Mindanao, 170 from the Davao Prison and Penal Farm, 111 from the Iwahig Prison and Penal Farm, two from the CIW Iwahig Prison and Penal Farm, 69 from the Leyte Regional Prison, 68 from the Sablayan Prison and Penal Farm, and 101 from the San Ramon Prison and Penal Farm.
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