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The Correctional Institution for Women was founded on November 27, 1929, by virtue of Act No. 3579 as the first and only prison for women in the Philippines. [7] Later, on January 21, 1932, the bureau opened the Davao Penal Colony in Southern Mindanao.
History. The agency was created on January 2, 1991, by virtue of Republic Act No. 6975, also known as the Department of the Interior and Local Government Act of 1990. Prior to its creation, the Office of Jail Management and Penology of then Philippine Constabulary - Integrated National Police was the agency handling the local penology of the Philippines.
Name Location Opened Type Capacity Ref Cebu City Jail: Cebu City: 1975: Prison: 580: Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center: Cebu City: Prison: 1,600
The New Bilibid Prison ( NBP) in Muntinlupa, Metro Manila is the main insular prison designed to house the prison population of the Philippines. [2] It is maintained by the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) under the Department of Justice (DOJ). As of October 2022, the NBP housed 29,204 inmates, nearly five times its intended capacity of 6,345.
Philippines. Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center (CPDRC) is a jail facility in Cebu, in Cebu Province, Philippines. It is a maximum-security prison with a capacity for 1,600 inmates. [2] The prison became well known for its rehabilitation program in 2005-2010, based on a program of choreographed exercise routines for the inmates.
Parole and Probation Administration (Philippines) The Parole and Probation Administration (Filipino: Pangasiwaan sa Parol at Probasyon ), abbreviated as PPA, is an agency of the Philippine government under the Department of Justice responsible for providing a less costly alternative to imprisonment of first-time offenders who are likely to ...
Iwahig Prison and Penal Farm. / 9.74361°N 118.66111°E / 9.74361; 118.66111. Iwahig Prison and Penal Farm in Puerto Princesa, Palawan, Philippines is one of seven operating units of the Bureau of Corrections under the Department of Justice. [1]
When the Philippines had the death penalty, male inmates condemned to death were held at New Bilibid Prison and female inmates condemned to death were held at Correctional Institution for Women (Mandaluyong). The death chamber for inmates to be electrocuted was in Building 14, within the Maximum Security Compound of New Bilibid.