The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology

THE BUREAU OF JAIL
MANAGEMENT AND
PENOLOGY
-The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology is an
attached agency of the
Department of the Interior and Local Government mandated to
direct, supervise and control the administration and operation of
all district, city and municipal jails in the Philippines with
pronged tasks of safekeeping and development of its inmates,
officially classed as persons deprived of liberty (PDL).
What is the role of BJMP?
-BJMP 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 PDL.
What is BJMP in criminology
• OVERVIEW. 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.
What is difference between BJMP and
BuCor?
• The BuCor is an attached agency of the Department of
Justice (DOJ) where convicted inmates are imprisoned.
Meanwhile, the BJMP is an agency under the watch of the
DILG which handles the district, city, and municipal jails
where persons deprived of liberty (PDL) still facing trial are
held.
What is the power of BJMP?
• BJMP 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 PDL.
Classification of JAILS
• Jail – is a place of confinement for city and municipal prisoners, any
fugitive from justice, or person detained awaiting or undergoing
investigation or trial and/or transfer to the national penitentiary, and/or
violent mentally-ill person who endangers himself or the safety of
others, pending transfer to a mental institution.
• 1. District jail – is a facility or place of confinement for inmates

coming from a city or clustered municipalities who are awaiting or
undergoing trial or serving sentence for a term of one (1) day to three
(3) years. It is headed by a Jail Warden or Wardress.
2. City Jail – is a facility or place of confinement for inmates whose sentence
ranges from one (1) day to (3) three years, and for those who awaiting or
undergoing trial or waiting for judgment of the court. It is headed by a jail
warden.
3. Municipal Jail – is a facility or place of confinement for inmates whose

sentence ranges from one (1) day to six (6) months, and for those who are
awaiting or undergoing trial or waiting for judgment of the court. It is headed by
a jail warden.
4. Provincial Jail – is a facility or place of confinement for
inmates whose sentence ranges from six (6) months and one (1)
day to three (3) years, and those who are awaiting or undergoing
trial, or waiting for the judgment of the court. *Provincial jails
are for the safekeeping of prisoners at the capital of each
province. These are under the supervision and control of the
provincial governors, whose office is also under the DILG.
POLICE LOCKUP Police Lockup or Lockup
- is a facility or place of confinement for the temporary detention of

suspects until they can be interrogated or fully processed by the police
and then transferred to the appropriate jail. It is located in police stations
or precincts under the supervision of the Philippine National Police
WHO IS A PRISONER?
-A prisoner is a person who is under the custody of lawful authority; a
person, who by reason of his criminal sentence or by a decision issued
by a court, may be deprived of his liberty or freedom.
General Classification of Prisoners
1. Detention Prisoners – those detained for investigation, preliminary hearing, or
awaiting trial. A detainee in a lock up jail. They are prisoners under the
jurisdiction of Courts.
2. Sentenced Prisoners – offenders who are committed to the jail or prison in

order to serve their sentence after final conviction by a competent court. They are
prisoners under the jurisdiction of penal institutions.
3. Prisoners who are on Safekeeping – includes non-criminal offenders who are

detained in order to protect the community against their harmful behavior. Ex.
Mentally deranged individuals, insane person.
Classification of Sentenced Prisoners
1. Insular or National Prisoners - Those sentenced to suffer a term of
sentence of 3 years and 1 day to life imprisonment. Those sentenced
to suffer a term of imprisonment cited above but appealed the
judgement and unable to file a bond for their temporary liberty.
2. 2. Provincial Prisoners - Those persons sentenced to suffer a term of

imprisonment from 6 months and 1 day to 3 years or a fine not more
than 1,000 pesos, or both; or those detained therein waiting for
preliminary investigation of their cases cognizable by the RTC.
3. City Prisoners - Those sentenced to suffer a term of
imprisonment from 1 day to 3 years or a fine of not more than
1,000 pesos or both. Those detained therein whose cases are filed
with the MTC. - Those detained therein whose cases are
cognizable by the RTC and under Preliminary Investigation.
4. Municipal Prisoners - Those confined in Municipal jails to

serve an imprisonment from 1 day to 6 months. - Those detained
therein whose trials of their cases are pending with the MTC.
CLASSIFICATION OF INMATES AS TO
SECURITY RISK
1. Maximum security inmates are regarded as highly dangerous and high security
risk inmates. Included in this category are:
-Those sentenced to death;
-Those whose minimum sentence is twenty (20) years imprisonment; Remand

inmates or detainees whose sentence is twenty (20) years and above and those
whose sentences are under review by the Supreme Court or the Court of Appeals;
-Those with pending cases;
*Recidivists, habitual delinquents and escapees;

- Those confined at the Reception and Diagnostic Center;
- Those under disciplinary punishment or safekeeping; and
- Those who are criminally insane or those with severe

personality or emotional disorders that make them dangerous
to fellow inmates or the prison staff
2. Medium security inmates are those who cannot be trusted in less
secure areas and those whose conduct or behavior require minimum
supervision. Included in this category are:
- Those whose minimum sentence is less than twenty (20) years

imprisonment; • Remand inmates or detainees whose sentences are
below twenty (20) years;
- Those who have two (2) or more records of escapes. They can be
classified as medium security inmates if hey have served eight years
since they recommitted.
-Those with one (1) record of escape must serve five (5) years;
and First offenders sentenced to life imprisonment. They may be
classified as medium security if they have served five (5) years in
a maximum security prison or less, upon the recommendation of
the Superintendent.
3. Minimum security inmates are those who can be reasonably
trusted to serve their sentence under less restricted conditions.
Included in this category are:
- Those with a severe physical handicap as certified by the Chief

Medical Officer of the prison;
- Those who are sixty-five (65) years old and above, without
pending case and whose convictions are not on appeal;
- Those who have served one-half (1/2) of their minimum
sentence or one-third (1/3) of their maximum sentence,
excluding Good Conduct Time Allowance (GCTA); and
-Those who have only six (6) months more to serve before the
expiration of their maximum sentence.

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THE BUREAU OF JAIL

-BJMP is mandated to direct, supervise and control the

• BJMP is mandated to direct, supervise and control the

• 1. District jail – is a facility or place of confinement for inmates

3. Municipal Jail – is a facility or place of confinement for inmates whose

- is a facility or place of confinement for the temporary detention of

2. Sentenced Prisoners – offenders who are committed to the jail or prison in

3. Prisoners who are on Safekeeping – includes non-criminal offenders who are

2. 2. Provincial Prisoners - Those persons sentenced to suffer a term of

4. Municipal Prisoners - Those confined in Municipal jails to

-Those sentenced to death;

-Those whose minimum sentence is twenty (20) years imprisonment; Remand

-Those with pending cases;

*Recidivists, habitual delinquents and escapees;

- Those under disciplinary punishment or safekeeping; and

- Those who are criminally insane or those with severe

- Those whose minimum sentence is less than twenty (20) years

- Those with a severe physical handicap as certified by the Chief

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