By:
Herrera, Mary Janine A.
Gapilango, Mary Gil B.
Ponce de Leon, Jose Michael V.
Raquel, Carlo R.
Rodriguez, Robert L.
Sobebe, Mcgyver S.
CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTION
Background of the Study
“Department of the Interior and Local Government Act of 1990” Republic Act No. 6975 CHAPTER V Section 60established the Composition; December 13, 1990 the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology, hereinafter referred to as the Jail Bureau, is hereby created initially consisting of officers and uniformed members of the Jail Management and Penology Service as constituted under Presidential Decree No. 765.
The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology was created thru Republic Act 6975 as a line Bureau under the Department of Interior and Local Government.
The Jail Bureau is the upgraded version of its forerunner. As amended by law, the BJMP shall operate under the reorganized Department of the Interior and Local Government
The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology supervises and controls all district, City and Municipal Jails (BJMP).
Bureau of Jail Management and Penology is mandated to direct, supervise and control the administration and operation of all district, city and municipal jails nationwide with pronged tasks of safekeeping and development of inmates.
As one of the Five Pillars of the Criminal Justice System, the BJMP was created to address growing concern of jail management and penology problem. As provided for under R.A. No. 6975, the Jail Bureau is mandated to take operational and administrative control over all city, district and municipal jails.
The Bureau has four major areas of rehabilitation programs, namely: Livelihood Projects, Educational and Vocational Training, Recreation and Sports, and Religious/ Spiritual Activities. These were continuously implemented to eliminate the