The GCTA reduces the actual time a prisoner serves his or her prison sentence for good behavior while in detention. Earlier, Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra has directed the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) and the Board of Pardons and Parole to speed up the release of old and sickly inmates. 9 inmates test positiveThe Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) announced that nine inmates had been tested positive for Covid-19. With this development, Lim urged the Supreme Court (SC) for a quick action on our petition for such humanitarian releases. Fides likewise appealed to the DoJ to fast track the listing of the at-risk elderly and sick and pregnant prisoners, low-level offenders, and those already eligible for release and parole.

Source: Manila Times April 17, 2020 18:11 UTC