MANILA, Philippines – Since the onset of the virus epidemic in the country, more than 1,000 prisoners in other prisons have the new coronavirus disease or COVID-19, while another 1,500 have been released, the Office of Prison Management and Penology (BJMP) revealed. Thursday. .
Iral also claimed that 175 PDLs are active instances of COVID-19 lately.
Iral said of the 1,501 vulnerable prisoners released, 560 were elderly, 909 were in poor health and 32 were pregnant women.
Currently, the country has an average congestion rate of 335%, Iral said, adding that the rate is expected to drop to 114% next year once the current structure is completed.
In the country’s prisons, the head of the BJMP said there were 14 doctors and 1,092 nurses to observe the prisoners.
“Sila po ang ginagamit namin ngayon para maibsan ‘yung paglaganap ng COVID-19 in criminal facilities,” Iral told lawmakers at the House Committee of Representatives’ online hearing on allocations in the draft budget of the Ministry of Interior and Local Government on Thursday.
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