Thursday, August 28, 2008

Managing Provincial Jail

Top officials already finalized talks on the take-over of the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) in the management of the Bohol Detention and Rehabilitation Center (BDRC).

Top BJMP officials were here on August 17 to discuss with the provincial government, the details of the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) that shall be signed.

BJMP-7 Regional Director Rosendo Diel, Jail Chief Superintendent Doris Remedios-Dorigo, and BJMP-7 Assistant Regional Director for Operations Cesar Balderas were here to meet provincial officials.

Earlier, the Provincial Board (PB) passed Resolution 2008-200 dated June 3, 2008 authorizing Governor Erico Aumentado, to commence the negotiation with the Department of the Interior and Local Government for the transfer of management BDRC to BJMP which has the technical capability and expertise in jail management.

However, pending approval of House Bills 502, 3441 and 3666 placing for the purpose the provincial and sub-provincial jails under their jurisdiction, BJMP officials expressed willingness to enter into a MOA to fully manage the BDRC with terms and conditions addressing the concerns of the provincial government.

Provincial Jail Administrator Neil Avisado, con-current Tagbilaran City district jail warden, accompanied the visiting officials to the on-site inspection on the BDRC facilities.

Then they had a meeting with Provincial Legal Officer Handel Lagunay, on behalf of the governor, at Prawn Farms Restaurant in Island City Mall, where they finalized the details of the MOA to be signed by BJMP and the provincial government next month.

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