Bureau of Jail Management and Penology

Bureau of Jail Management and Penology
Kawanihan ng Pamamahala ng Bilangguan at Penolohiya
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Agency overview
FormedJanuary 2, 1991; 33 years ago (1991-01-02)
JurisdictionGovernment of the Philippines
Headquarters144 Mindanao Avenue, Project 8.Quezon City, Philippines
Motto"Changing lives, building a safer nation"
Annual budget₱22.33 billion (2023)[1]
Agency executives
  • J/Dir Ruel S. Rivera, DSC, Chief, BJMP
  • JCSupt. Dennis U. Rocamora, CESE, Deputy Chief for Administration
  • JCSupt. Efren A. Nemeño, DPA, TLPE, Deputy Chief for Operations
  • JCSupt. Isabelo V. Cartin Jr., Chief, BJMP Directorial Staff
Parent agencyDepartment of the Interior and Local Government
Websitewww.bjmp.gov.ph

The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP; Filipino: Kawanihan ng Pamamahala ng Bilangguan at Penolohiya[2]) is an attached agency of the Department of the Interior and Local Government mandated to direct, supervise and control the administration and operation of all district, city and municipal jails in the Philippines with pronged tasks of safekeeping and development of its inmates, officially classed as persons deprived of liberty (PDL).[3]

  1. ^ C. Bureau of Jail Management and Penology
  2. ^ Narvaez, Eilene Antoinette; Macaranas, Edgardo, eds. (2013). Mga Pangalan ng Tanggapan ng Pamahalaan sa Filipino (PDF) (in Filipino) (2013 ed.). Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino. p. 6. ISBN 978-971-0197-22-4. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 29, 2017. Retrieved October 26, 2024.
  3. ^ "Convicts now called 'persons deprived of liberty'". philstar.com. Retrieved September 17, 2019.