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The provincial
government is considering at least three options regarding the management of the
Bohol Detention and Rehabilitation Center (BDRC) days after regaining control
of the facility from its 315 inmates.
On
Friday, Gov. Erico Aumentado announced a proposal to establish the Bohol version
of the Judiciary, Executive and Legislative Advisory and Consultative Council
(Jelac) as a means for the decongestion of the detention facility.
The
governor said that the Bohol-Jelac will act as a coordinating body to help fast
track the resolution of cases against the jail inmates since it is just a holding
facility for those who are accused of criminal acts.
If
there is speedy resolution of cases, congestion will be solved as detainees may
be released if acquitted or transferred to the New Bilibid Prison in Muntinlupa
if found guilty.
The
executive and legislative branches will assist in providing funds for the transfer
of convicted criminals.
| | | Meanwhile,
during the Sangguninang Panlalawigan (SP) session last Tuesday, Vice Gov. Julius
Caesar Herrera submitted a motion seeking the transfer of the BDRC management
to the Bureau of Jail Management Penology (BJMP).
According
to the vice governor, the BJMP has the better technical capacity to run the jail
compared to the provincial government.
Aumentado
said he agrees with this proposal even as Bohol PNP Director SSupt. Edgardo Ingking
bared that jail guards are currently undergoing training on jail management at
Camp Dagohoy. | Meanwhile,
Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) Bohol Chapter president Atty. Isabelo
Sales Jr. said in an interview with the Chronicle that he will ask for a listing
of overstaying prisoners at the BDRC whom the IBP could provide legal assistance.
Sales
noted that many of the inmates could not avail the services of a lawyer. It is
for this reason that many pending cases of BDRC inmates are not moving.
The
IBP president said that he will pass a resolution during their board meeting on
Tuesday to request fund assistance from the IBP national office so they could
hire a legal aide to assist BDRC inmates. | 
