Bureau of Corrections (Philippines)
| Kawanihan ng mga Bilangguan | |
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| Headquarters | New Bilibid Prison Reservation, Poblacion, Muntinlupa City |
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| Parent agency | Department of Justice |
| Website | http://www.bucor.gov.ph/ |
The Bureau of Corrections (Filipino: Kawanihan ng mga Bilangguan, literally "Bureau of Prisons", which was the old name of the agency from 1905 to 1989; abbreviated BuCor) is an agency of the Department of Justice which is charged with the custody and rehabilitation of national offenders, who have been sentenced to three years of imprisonment or more. The agency has its headquarters in the New Bilibid Prison Reservation in Muntinlupa City.
It is headed by Director General Ricardo Rainier G. Cruz III(which will be replaced by Philippine Marines major general Alexander Balutan by August 1, 2016) and the bureau has 2,862 employees, 61% of whom are custodial officers, 33% are administrative personnel and 6% are members of the medical staff.
To maximize the assets' value of the BuCor to effectively pursue its responsibility in safely securing transforming national prisoners through responsive rehabilitation programs managed by professional Correctional Officers.
The Principal task of the Bureau of Corrections is the rehabilitation of National Prisoners.
The Bureau of Corrections currently have 7 operating units located nationwide:
The Old Bilibid Prison which was located on Oroquieta Street in Manila was established in 1847 and by a Royal Decree formally opened on April 10, 1866. On August 21, 1870 the San Ramon Prison and Penal Farm was established in Zamboanga City for Muslim and political prisoners opposed to the rule of Spain.
the Iuhit penal Settlement now known as Iwahig Prison and Penal Farm was established in 1904 by the Americans in 28,072 hectares of land. The land areas expanded to 40,000 hectares in the late 1950s. and expanded again to 41,007 hectares by virtue of Executive Order No. 67 issued by Governor Newton Gilbert on October 15, 1912.
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