BJMP boosts drive vs jail contraband
Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Wed, 20 Mar 2019 08:23:56 +0000
The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology gave a boost to its campaign against contraband by destroying 14, 113 cigarette sticks seized from prisoners in various jails.
BJMP- National Capital Region Director Chief Supt. Ignacio Panti led the destruction of about P1.5 million contraband cigarettes.
The BJMP-NCR had previously destroyed 2,000 contraband cigarette sticks and tobacco.
The destruction of cigarettes is part of a series of search and seizure activities in all NCR jails following the issuance by the BJMP of new guidelines on the seizure and destruction of all kinds of contraband such as cell phones and other communication devices, cigarettes and other “nuisance items.”
The BJMP said the crackdown on cigarettes was implemented to prevent vice in jails, promote rehabilitation, and prepare prisoners for their eventual reintegration into the mainstream society.
Banning cigarettes in jails also aims to address health concerns and prevent infections that can affect inmates, jail officials said..
The BJMP-NCR will next destroy confiscated cellphones and other electronic items.
Authorities previously seized and destroyed 234 cellphones and electronic items from jail inmates.ROY NARRA
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