FOUR hundred persons deprived of liberty (PDL) have been transferred by the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) to Iwahig Prison and Penal Farm (IPPF) in Puerto Princesa, Palawan on Saturday as part of its continuing effort to decongest penal facilities.
Bucor said 396 of the transferred PDLS are from the medium security compound, four from the maximum security compound of the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) in Muntinlupa, and 50 from the Correctional Institution for Women (CIW) in Mandaluyong.
BuCor Director General Gregorio Pio P. Catapang Jr. said they have now transferred more than 1,500 PDL for the decongestion of penal facilities.
These include other PDLs transferred to Sablayan Prison and Penal Farm in Occidental Mindoro.
Catapang also said that the move is also part of BuCor’s preparation for the closure of NBP and CIW by 2028 which will be converted into a commercial hub called BuCor Global City and government center.
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