Maximum Security Compound News Today

The Bureau of Corrections announced the release of 805 prisoners in April from various correctional facilities and penal farms.According to Bureau of Correction

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THE chairman of the House Committee on Dangerous Drugs lauded the passage of a bill that would penalize jail guards, wardens and custodial officers who sneak in mobile phones, illegal drugs, guns, knives and other contraband inside detention facilities in the country.

NEW Bilibid Prison (NBP) inmate Michael Cataroja said last Sunday he was able to escape from the prison’s maximum compound last month by clinging to the bottom of a garbage truck. Cataroja made this claim before the Board of Inquiry (BOI) of the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) created by BuCor…

Visitation at the New Bilibid Prison’s Maximum Security Compound has not been suspended, the Bureau of Corrections clarified Wednesday.

BUREAU of Corrections Director General Gregorio Catapang Jr. yesterday branded fake news reports that they have suspended the visitation privileges for inm...

The cases stem from the allegations of two Bilibid gang leaders that former Bureau of Corrections director general Gerald Bantag allegedly 'tortured them and inflicted serious physical injuries'

Prison officials on Monday released 267 persons deprived of liberty (PDLs), including 22 from the Correctional Institution for Women (CIW). The Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) Directorate for Security and Operations said in a statement that 124 of the 267 were granted parole; 96 were released following the expiration of their…

Monitor controversies and news updates on the New Bilibid Prison and the Bureau of Corrections.

BuCor Director General Gerald Q. Bantag Aside from two murder charges, suspended Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) Director General Gerald Q. Bantag was named in the complaints for torture and physical injuries filed before the Department of Justice (DOJ) for allegedly stabbing two persons deprive