{"id":2549,"date":"2023-11-29T10:10:00","date_gmt":"2023-11-29T02:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/?p=2549"},"modified":"2023-12-20T10:11:28","modified_gmt":"2023-12-20T02:11:28","slug":"doj-eyes-reduced-bail-to-ease-overcrowding-in-jails","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/2023\/11\/29\/doj-eyes-reduced-bail-to-ease-overcrowding-in-jails\/","title":{"rendered":"DOJ EYES REDUCED BAIL TO EASE OVERCROWDING IN JAILS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>THE Department of Justice (DOJ) has launched an initiative to reduce bail amounts for qualified inmates to help decongest jails that have reportedly reached a 400 percent congestion rate.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>According to Justice Assistant Secretary attorney Mico Clavano, the bail for awaiting trial inmates would be lowered to either 50% of the recommended amount or P10,000, whichever is lower.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Clavano said the move is part of the DOJ&#8217;s efforts to address pre-conviction detainment issues and follows new guidelines for reduced bail amounts for indigent individuals facing non-capital offenses.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>He pointed out the impact on pre-conviction detainees, stating that many are held in Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) facilities without a verdict on their cases.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Under Department Circular No. 11, if the prosecutor expects a conviction, only 50% of the recommended bail or a maximum of P10,000, whichever is lower, will be recommended.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Clavano also proposed increasing the release of qualified inmates as another measure to address prison congestion.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>The Bureau of Corrections (BuCor), an agency under the DOJ, has been regularly releasing qualified Persons Deprived of Liberty (PDLs) through its culminating program, aiming to mitigate overcrowding in BuCor&#8217;s prison establishments.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THE Department of Justice (DOJ) has launched an initiative to reduce bail amounts for qualified inmates to help decongest jails that have reportedly reached a<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2550,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2549"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2549"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2549\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2550"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2549"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2549"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2549"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}