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BJMP to revive Iloilo town jails

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The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology is considering the revival of selected municipal jails in Iloilo in anticipation of the possible increase of detainees as a result of the massive anti-criminality campaign, especially against illegal drugs, of the Philippine National Police.

Sr. Insp. Jimmy Britanico, community relations service officer and concurrent chief of the Regional Investigation and Prosecution Division of BJMP in Western Visayas, said they may revive three or four municipal jails in the province.

“We are currently planning to revive the old municipal jails that have stopped operations in the past years,” Britanico said.

The district jail at Barangay Ungka in Jaro district of this city has stopped accepting inmates since it already houses 900 detainees, way beyond its 300-person capacity.

The BJMP official said they are sending inmates to the Iloilo District Jail Male Dorm in Barangay Nanga, Pototan, which is one of the biggest jails in the region.

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“As to physical improvements, the jail in the village of Nanga in Pototan, Iloilo could still accommodate as much as 500 inmates in the next two years,” he said.

As of now, the jail in the town of Pototan houses more or less 1,400 inmates.

Meanwhile, Britanico said the provincial government of Antique through Gov. Rhodora Cadiao has granted their request for a one-hectare lot in Bugasong, Antique for the establishment of the Antique District Jail.

He said he hopes for the construction of another jail facility in Iloilo City as the local government units were planning to donate a similar lot in Lanit, Jaro.

“After the donation, we will request for budget from our national headquarters for the construction of the facility,” he said.

Currently, there are more or less 4,200 inmates in the region distributed in 16 jails.

On Friday, chief superintendent Jose Gentiles, acting regional director of the Police Regional Office 6 urged the BJMP to increase the capacity of their facilities in anticipation of more apprehensions as they intensify their anti-drug operations. 

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