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• Security


  Safety measures to maintain the orderliness and discipline within the jail or prison
• Prison Discipline


  State of good order and behavior, including maintenance of good standards of works, sanitation, safety, educational, health and recreation, aimed at self-reliance, self-control, self-respect and self-discipline
• Preventive Discipline


  Prompt correction of minor deviations committed by prisoners before they become serious violations
• Control


  Supervision of prisoners to ensure punctual and orderly movement from one place work program or assignment to another
• Insular Prisoner


  One who is sentenced to a prison term of three (3) years and one (1) day to reclusion perpetua or life imprisonment
• Detainee


  Inmate who is undergoing investigation/trial or awaiting final judgment
• Prisoner


  Inmate who is convicted by final judgment
• Classification


  Assigning or grouping of inmates according to their respective penalty, gender, age, nationality, health, criminal records, etc.
• Chairman


  Assistant warden
• Members of classification committee

  • Chief security officer
  • Medical/public health officer
  • Social worker/rehabilitation officer
• Diversification


  Administrative device of correctional institutions of providing varied and flexible types of physical plants for more effective control of the treatment programs of its diversified population. Separation of different types of inmates for sound execution of their treatment and custody.
• Classification


  Placing of prisoners into types or categories for the implementation of the best treatment programs. Method by which diagnostic treatment planning and execution of treatment programs are coordinated in individual cases.
• Minimum Risk Inmates (Ordinary Inmates)


  Those inmates who have lesser tendencies to commit offenses and generally pose the least risk to public safety. In most cases, they may be first time offenders and are charged with light offenses.
• Medium Risk Inmates


  Those who represent a moderate risk to the public and staff. These inmates still require greater security, control and supervision as they might escape from and might commit violence inside the jail.
• Violent Extremist Offender (VEO)


  A person whose political or religious ideologies are considered far outside the mainstream attitudes of the society or who violates common moral standards and who has adopted an increasingly extreme ideals and aspirations resorting to the employment of violence in the furtherance of his/her beliefs.
• Terrorist Group


  A group of persons that commits any of the following: piracy and mutiny in the high seas or in the Philippine waters, rebellion or insurrection, coup d'état, murder, kidnapping and serious illegal detention, crimes involving destruction, arson, hijacking, violation of laws on toxic substances and hazardous and nuclear waste control, violations of atomic energy regulations, anti-piracy and antihighway robbery, illegal and unlawful possession, manufacture, dealing in, acquisition or disposition of firearms, ammunitions or explosives.
• Subversive Group


  A group of persons that adopts or advocates subversive principles or policies tending to overthrow or undermine an established government.
• High Value Target (HVT)


  A target, either a resource or a person, who may either be an enemy combatant, high ranking official or a civilian in danger of capture or death, typically in possession of critical intelligence, data, or authority marked as an objective for a mission and which a commander requires for the successful completion of the same.
• High Risk Inmate


  Those who are considered highly dangerous and who require a greater degree of security, control and supervision because of their deemed capability of escape, of being rescued, and their ability to launch or spearhead acts of violence inside the jail.
• High Profile Inmate


  Those who require increased security based on intense media coverage or public concern as a result of their offense such as but not limited to those who have been involved in a highly controversial or sensationalized crime or those who became prominent for being a politician, government official, multi-million entrepreneur, religious or cause-oriented group leader and movie or television personality.
• Municipal Prisoner


  One who is sentenced to a prison term of one (1) day to six (6) months.
• City Prisoner


  One who is sentenced to a prison term of one (1) day to three (3) years.
• Provincial Prisoner


  One who is sentenced to a prison term of six (6) months and one(1) day to three (3) years.
• Referrals for aftercare


  BJMP recognizes the importance of aftercare program for PDL to be released for them to start a new, but it is limited only to providing welfare and developmental programs to PDL while they are in custody
• Help Desk


  Each jail facility has established its own Help Desk managed by a designated Held Desk Officer, in line with the government's policy of providing timely and speedy access to government services
• Human Rights Desks


  Every jail facility operates a 24-hour Human Rights Desk handled by a designated Human Rights Affairs Officer, the main function of which is to receive complaints concerning human rights violations from PDL and visitors and to report the complaints thru the appropriate reporting system to the concerned BJMP offices and to the Commission on Human Rights for investigation and appropriate action
• 1. DALAW


  An alternative to the traditional face-to-face visitation between PDL and respective families, enabling the PDL to connect with his/her family through a supervised video call and chat
• Paralegal Program


  The main objective is to address the overcrowding in jail facilities, through assisting PDL in availing of the different early modes of release
• Cultural and Sports Program


  Aims to promote camaraderie among PDL, encourage the development of self-confidence and sharing of cultural talents as form of positive entertainment
• Livelihood Program


  Presents income-generating activities to PDL during their confinement where they are able to earn for their personal upkeep and for financial support to their families, with capital from BJMP or from the common fund of a group of PDL
• Skills Training/ Enhancement Program


  Objective is to equip the PDL with technical/vocational skills which they can use in seeking employment or starting their own business after release from confinement, with a preference for TESDA-accredited trainings so PDL can earn National Certifications technical education and skills development authority
• Educational Program


  Aims to provide opportunities for PDL to achieve mandatory education, through the adoption of the Alternative Learning System (ALS) of the Department of Education for the PDL to earn their elementary and high school diplomas
• Health Services


  Consist of interventions towards the prevention, promotion, treatment of illnesses and rehabilitation, including medical assessment upon admission, health education and counselling, medical consultations, regular health monitoring, and provision of medicines subject to availability, as well as daily sunning and physical exercises to maintain physical health
• Provisions of Basic Needs


  All PDL under custody are provided with three (3) meals, adequate supply of potable water, PDL uniform, and hygiene kits, with occasional supplementation from donations
• Colonist


  Be at least a first class inmate and has served one (1) year immediately preceding the completion of the period specified
• First Class inmate


  One whose known character and credit for work while in detention earned assignment to this class upon commencement of sentence; or one who has been promoted from the second class
• Third Class inmate


  One who has either been previously committed for three (3) or more times as a sentenced inmate, except those imprisoned for non-payment of a fine and those who had been reduced from a higher class
• Second Class inmate


  A newly arrived inmate; an inmate demoted from first class; or one promoted from the third class
• Assignment


  Prisoner is sending to quarantine unit for a period of seven to ten days
• Orientation


  Reading of rules and regulations of the prisons