De Lima files bill calling for comprehensive prison reforms 94 SHARES Share it! Share TweetBy Hannah TorregozaDetained Sen.Leila de Lima has sought passage of a measure that would establish prison reform and restorative justice system in the country. 2130 or the proposed “Prison Reform Act of 2018”, de Lima said it is necessary to make the country’s prison system more effective in the administration of justice while at the same time preparing the inmates toward effective reintegration within the society. De Lima said the main objective of the bill is to restore human dignity even if the offender is found guilty of committing a crime. “This Act recognizes that imprisonment is not a lifetime chain that would eternally bind prisoners in the dark,” de Lima said of her bill.

Source: Manila Bulletin December 14, 2018 10:52 UTC