DILG urges BJMP: Keep jails healthy and drug-free

Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benjamin “Benhur” Abalos Jr. had his first command visit at the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) National Headquarters on August 9.

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MANILA, Philippines — The Department of the Interior and Local Government urged the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology to ensure the welfare of persons deprived of liberty amid the coronavirus pandemic as he vowed to crack down on drugs and criminality inside jails.

In a speech at his command visit at the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology, Interior Secretary Benhur Abalos also vowed to conduct surprise drug tests in all the jails managed by the BJMP around the country.

“I’m warning each and every one of you — officers, members of the BJMP. I’m going to do this. I will personally go to our jails and I will be conducting surprise drug test to PDL,” he said in mixed Filipino and English.

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