The Bureau of Prison Management and Penology (BJMP) inaugurated the Malaybalay City Prison Reformatory Center in Bukidnon, the first amongst the 3 jail-based drug reformation centers constructed under the “Kanlungan sa Piitan” task of the BJMP and the Hazardous Drugs Board (DDB).
BJMP primary prison director Allan Iral thanked the DDB under the management of Secretary Catalino Cuy for supporting the BJMP’s anti-drug reform programs especially the arrangement of financing for the reformation center.
” This will address significant issues of the BJMP, particularly in offering specialized care to the drug- impacted sector of the PDL population,” Iral stated in his message throughout the inauguration on Saturday.
Iral pledged to continue to strive in preventing along with purging prohibited compounds in the BJMP- run prisons.
On Dec. 17, 2019, the BJMP and the DDB participated in a memorandum of arrangement for the facility of drug rehab centers in BJMP prisons and offering funds to make it occur.
Practically 2 years later on, the DDB provided Guideline No. 8, licensing the BJMP to run jail-based drug reformation centers.
The building and construction of Malaybalay City Jail-Annex Kanlungan sa Piitan was finished as early as March 12, 2021. Nevertheless, the boundary fence was completed just this year.
An overall of 35 workers has actually been designated to handle the Malaybalay City Prison Reformatory Center.
All workers have actually finished the necessary pre-service training such as the Therapeutic Community Technique Program and other associated workshops and workshops to guarantee that they have the correct proficiencies in drug rehab work.
On The Other Hand, the BJMP Multi-purpose Cooperative supplied the devices and components of the facility from its Community Advancement Fund.
It has a bed capability of 60 and will cater to individuals denied of liberty from BJMP centers within Area 10 (Northern Mindanao) and other neighboring areas subject to the discretion of the courts.
Based on the information of the BJMP Directorate for Operations, an overall of 90,062 PDL or 68.59 percent of the overall 131,311 PDL population in 477 BJMP centers are dealing with drug- associated charges.
The “Kanlungan sa Piitan” will cater to PDL bought by the courts to go through 6 months of drug rehab as a charge.
” Through Kanlungan sa Piitan, we are striking 2 birds with one stone. We are offering ways of treatment as early as now, while they are in detention,” Iral stated. “We desire to make the most of their timewith us So that when they join their households and communities, they are altered individuals.”
Aside from the Malaybalay City Prison Reformatory Center, 2 other BJMP reformatory centers are on the increase. One is in Argao, Cebu with an 82 percent conclusion rate as of Dec. 12, 2021, and the other one will be in San Pablo, Laguna.