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No Peace of Mind Despite all the structures that have been put in place, life inside Quezon City Jail remains a big struggle. Buyuneros have to constantly fight for sleeping space, food, medical supplies, protection. VIPs and nanunungkulan are deadlocked in a power struggle. The pangkat are perpetually keeping each other at bay. Jail officers are doing a delicate balancing act between what the BJMP Manual dictates and how the existing system operates. As a result, many inmates are unable to attend to their cases. Some are forced to plead guilty just to be transferred to Bicutan or to avail of a lower penalty. Delay in Cases Inmates remain uncertain of their cases. The courts—with the limited number of judges, lawyers, prosecutors, and staff under their employ—are overwhelmed by the countless cases filed with them. Corrupt police officers aggravate the situation by indiscriminately arresting individuals purely for extortion purposes. Inmates who have affluence and influence are able to get things moving for their cases, while buyoneros have to wait for eternity just to get a hearing. First, the buyonero has to ask permission from the bantay pinto so he can get out of the cell. Then he must seek the approval of the bastonero so he can go to the Records Section. Going to the Records Section, the buyonero must seek protection from inmate escorts in case pangkat members are out to get him. Inmates could also be a victim of the power struggle among the pangkat. A pangkat may deliberately stall the release of an inmate for fear that the number of its members would decrease and that their brigada would dissolve and merge with the other pangkat. Voluntary Detention Stew: Penal Realities A mayores reveals that he deliberately does not attend court hearings for fear that he might be acquitted or declared guilty and be transferred to Muntinlupa. He says that he prefers staying in Quezon City Jail where he earns more than he possibly could elsewhere. Another inmate says that he is better off inside the Jail. He fears that as soon as he is released, the syndicate he used to work for might kill him since he knows much about the group’s illegal operations. 159
160 Freedom and Death Inside The Jail Easy Escape Still, there are inmates who prefer to be in the world outside. Some find the facilities inside too limiting, others simply cannot stomach the conspiracy between inmates and jail officers. And the vulnerability of security facilities of Quezon City Jail is only too tempting—the window grills are very easy to cut, the walls so thin that they break easily, and the jail guards are too busy fraternizing with inmates and visitors to notice an escape attempt. Given these conditions, it should not be a surprise that inmates are actually able to escape even while under the supervision of escort officers. When an inmate does escape, the escort officers have a lot of explaining to do to the BJMP higher-ups. The escort officers may be charged with neglect of duty and, if found guilty, will either be suspended or expelled from service. They can also be held criminally liable. In most cases, however, it is the Warden who receives the brunt following the principle of command responsibility which the BJMP strongly subscribes to just like in military organizations. This is, of course, most unfortunate especially when the personnel involved are those who are truly devoted to their jobs but rendered helpless by circumstances over which they have no control. When the escape is not successful or when the escapee is recovered, the inmate will certainly be subjected to severe punishment. The inmate could be placed in a bartolina or be beaten up by his fellow inmates and jail guards. This is done to deter other inmates from committing the same mistake. Instead of being reformed inside the Jail, inmates learn more tricks of the criminal
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Foreword A Message From The United
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Introduction God granted my prayer.
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Table of Contents Part VII - Boilin
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Executive Summary Quezon City Jail
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Francis remembers his ordeal that b
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An individual sent to jail is not n
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The Philippine Penal System The pro
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The Philippine Penal System Jail ma
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The Philippine Penal System The PRA
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The primary task of a correctional
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Citizenship and the Correctional Sy
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An old compound along Epifanio de l
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The Quezon City Jail Community The
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admit that their salary as jail off
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guilty to the offense. As a result,
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THE BOILING POT ANALOGY Right off t
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Boiling Pot Analogy: FIREWOOD In th
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Firewood: The Root Causes of Proble
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Records Officers Firewood: The Root
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SOCIAL STRUCTURE Fire: Structural R
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Fire: Structural Responses Why do I
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Cell Structure Brigada Structure Fi
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Fire: Structural Responses paralega
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Trustees Fire: Structural Responses
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amount. Finally, trustees receive a
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Table 5.10: Cell/Brigade Funds Fire
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Page 140 and 141: THE FREEDOM ASPECT On a positive no
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