Iloilo City—The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) in Western Visayas is urgently seeking additional jail facilities and guards to address the alarming 280 percent congestion rate in district jails across the region, as revealed by Jail Chief Superintendent Simeon Dalojo.
Iloilo City—The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology in Western Visayas is urgently seeking additional jail facilities and guards to address the alarming 280 percent congestion rate in district jails across the region, as revealed by Jail Chief Superintendent Simeon Dalojo.
Chief Superintendent Dalojo admitted that the staffing level is critically low, with only 1,769 personnel managing 41 facilities. “We need a thousand more recruits to reach the ideal staff-to-inmate ratio for managing all our facilities,” Dalojo stated. BJMP Western Visayas has introduced livelihood skills training programs such as “Ink, Stitch and Thrive: Transforming Lives with T-shirt Printing and Apparel Crafting,” Paper Charcoal Making, and Livelihood Products for Sale.
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