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Digitization of records among measures to decongest crowded jails


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MANILA, Philippines — Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla and Interior Secretary Benhur Abalos Jr. are taking on a challenge that has long plagued the country: the congestion of jails and prisons, often at many times their capacity.

 

Their plans to address this problem include the long-delayed digitization of carpetas or prison records and the construction of new facilities.

 

Both the Bureau of Corrections and Bureau of Jail Management and Penology have congestion rates of more than 300%, already an improvement for city and municipal jails that were 612% full in 2017. Remulla said digitized records will make processing records for the release of Persons Deprived of Liberty more efficient and free up space in detention cells.

 

Full Story: https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2022/07/21/2196993/digitization-records-among-measures-decongest-crowded-jails

 

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