Search on for seven inmates after Louisiana prison escape
Seven inmates were still on the run Sunday after a stunning jailbreak in the southern US state of Louisiana that took hours to be detected, placing tourist hub…
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Seven inmates were still on the run Sunday after a stunning jailbreak in the southern US state of Louisiana that took hours to be detected, placing tourist hub…
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Foreign observers visited the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) on Monday — election day — as part of their monitoring mission during the national and local polls.
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Foreign observers visited the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) on Monday, election day, as part of their monitoring mission during the synchronized national and local…
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San Francisco, United States — Donald Trump's plan to reopen Alcatraz was mocked online Monday by people who suggested the US president got the idea from…
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The BuCor said that the construction was built to address prison overcrowding and is expected to play a crucial role in the overall well-being, rehabilitation,…
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US President Donald Trump said Sunday he had directed officials to rebuild and reopen Alcatraz prison, the notorious federal jail based on a small island in…
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The Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) announced that the Davao Prison and Penal Farm (DPPF) has been certified by the Department of Health (DoH) as a tuberculosis…
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The Bureau of Corrections disclosed the graduation from senior high school of 37 persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) at the minimum and maximum compounds of the…
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BuCor chief urges personnel to become "beacons of hope" and commit to transforming lives of PDLs
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Pope Francis visits Rome’s Regina Coeli prison on the afternoon of Thursday, marking a return to the historic penitentiary where he celebrated the Holy…
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Washington, United States — A federal judge on Friday ordered the return to the United States of a Salvadoran migrant who was mistakenly deported last…
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The Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) has confirmed the rearrest of a person deprived of liberty (PDL) who escaped from the Iwahig Prison and Penal Farm (IPPF) in…
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Authorities thwarted an attempt by a female visitor to smuggle suspected illegal drugs into the New Bilibid Prison in Muntinlupa City, the Bureau of…
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BuCor said its proactive approach aims not only to decrease overcrowding within the NBP but also to facilitate a smoother transition for the PDLs as they…
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Catapang highlighted that this is the largest number of basic recruit course graduates in BuCor’s history.
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The Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) has ordered the emergency procurement of undershirts for inmates as the hot season approaches, aiming to prevent heat-related…
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‘We lack personnel at the moment that is why we continue to train new personnel to attain the actual ratio per PDLs. There is also the problem that we…
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A Vietnamese court on Thursday sentenced a leading independent journalist to 30 months in prison over Facebook posts that criticised the government, state…
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