Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) chief Gregorio Catapang Jr. has ordered the immediate suspension of the strip cavity searches implemented in prisons and penal farms nationwide.
MANILA, Philippines — Bureau of Corrections chief Gregorio Catapang Jr. has ordered the immediate suspension of the strip cavity searches implemented in prisons and penal farms nationwide.
In a separate statement, Catapang said that he welcomes the CHR’s investigation of the protocols and procedures implemented in BuCor prisons. “Should a visitor refuse to undergo the search procedure, may opt to avail of our electronic visits or the e-dalaw. Visitors are not compelled to sign the waiver. Minors are not subjected to strip searches,” he said.
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