ADMISSION PROCESS AND
PROCEDURES in BJMP
RECEPTION PROCEDURES
- A decent and humane program of
confinement starts with a systematic
reception of inmates for commitment to the
BJMP’s jail facilities.
Gater
He or she checks the credentials of the person bringing
theinmate/the committing officer to determine his/her
identity and authority. Also, he or she reviews the
completeness of the following documents before the
person bringing an inmate/the committing officer is
allowed to enter the facility. The documents mentioned
1. Commitment Order;
earlier refer to the:
2. Medical Certificate – recent medical certificate taken within 24 hours
prior to admission
3. Complaint/Information;
4. Police Booking Sheet; and
5. Certificate of Detention from PNP and/or NBI.
Records Unit
This unit examines the completeness and
authenticity of the requirements for
Commitment (Commitment Order, Booking
Sheet, Arrest Report and Information)
before it refers the inmate for physical
examination by the Health Unit.
Health
1. Checks the authenticity of the entries in the medical certificate; conducts thorough
Unit
physical examination of the inmate to determine his or her true physical condition; and
asks searching questions to determine injury/injuries found to have been sustained by
the inmate after the conduct of medical examination or those injuries not diagnosed
prior to commitment in jail.
2. In case of any discrepancy found during physical examination but same discrepancy is not
indicated in the medical certificate, the committing officer shall be required to secure another
medical certificate of the inmate. The commitment of an inmate shall be held in abeyance
pending the submission of a new medical certificate with findings congruent to the medical
findings of the jail physician/nurse.
3. In the absence of a jail nurse/medical personnel, the receiving officer shall refer the person
to be committed to the nearest government health facility for medical evaluation (check the
medical certificate and observe the mental alertness, physical abnormalities and the overall
appearance of the inmates)
4. If no discrepancy is found during physical examination, the inmate shall be referred back
to the Records Unit.
Records
Receives the inmate and the documents from the committing
Unit
officer and conducts the following:
1. Start the booking procedures
2. Apprise the inmate in a dialect that he/she understands of
theprovisions of Art 29 of the RPC which was further amended by R.A.
10592
3. Facilitate the signing of the Detainee’s Manifestation if he/she agrees
to abide by the same disciplinary rules imposed upon convicted inmates.
Otherwise, the warden issues a certification under oath manifesting that
the inmate was apprised of the provision of Art. 29 of the RPC as amended
and refused to abide by the same.
Property
Custodian
• Checks the inmate’s belongings for presence of contraband. Discovery
of any contraband shall be treated in accordance with existing
policies.
• Takes all cash and other personal properties from the inmate, lists
them down on a receipt form with duplicate, duly signed by him/her
and countersigned by the inmate. The original receipt should be given
to the inmate and the duplicate be kept by the Property Custodian.
• Keeps all cash and other valuables of the inmate in a safety vault.
Said cash and valuables may be turned over to any person authorized
by the inmate.
Desk
Officer
- books the newly committed inmate in the jail blotter;
assigns the inmate to a reception area, if any, where
he/she shall be scheduled for orientation on jail rules
and regulation, and shall undergo risk assessment and
classification, evaluation and conduct of further medical
evaluation/screening by the Medical Officer.
Assistant Warden or Officer of
the
- Orients the newly Day inmates on jail
committed
rules and regulations using the Inmate’s
Orientation Sheet.
Jail
Warden
- Coordinates with concerned agencies regarding the case of
inmate for speedy disposition and to furnish them with copies
of the available needed documents. The jail warden shall see to
it that all concerned agencies and persons will be informed of
the commitment of the inmate in his/her jail by submitting a
written report. Through his/her paralegal officer, he/she shall
ensure that the courts and prosecutors’ office are attending to
the case of the inmate by constantly coordinating with them
for the purpose of speeding up the disposition of the case.
Thank
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