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Over 85K PDLs released through paralegal services —DILG
FROM JUNE 2024 TO MAY 2025
A total of 85,183 persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) were released from June 2024 to May 2025 through the paralegal services of the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP), the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said Friday.
The DILG said 11,139 PDLs were granted good conduct time allowance (GCTA), 8,280 were released on probation, 23 on parole, and 8,825 on bail.
Meanwhile, 7,431 PDLs were acquitted, 16,311 were released after fully serving their sentence, 340 were required to perform community service, and 3,570 were released on recognizance.
The department said some 15,085 PDLs were also transferred to the Bureau of Corrections, provincial jails, drug treatment centers, and youth detention facilities.
Around 5,667 cases were also permanently dismissed while 6,342 were provisionally dismissed.
'The BJMP paralegal program is a key intervention aimed at addressing jail congestion, helping qualified PDLs gain timely access to legal remedies for early release,' the DILG said in a statement.
Meanwhile, it said that the BJMP is constructing 43 new jail buildings, including perimeter fences and standardized functional areas, nationwide. —VAL, GMA Integrated News
