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CORRECTIONS
Is the branch of criminal justice charged with the responsibility for the custody, supervision and
rehabilitation of the convicted persons.
1. Institutional correction
2. Non-institutional correction
Agencies of the Gov’t charged with correctional responsibility:
For centuries, jails and prisons were places to hold people before they were punished
for convicted offenders. People were locked up until they could be executed, pilloried, or subjected to
other forms of barbaric suffering. Today, particularly in the Philippines, defendants are held in jails
under the BJMP until judgment is rendered by the court if bail is not available. After conviction, the
convicted person will remain in jail if the sentence is 3 years of imprisonment or below. Only when the
sentence is more than 3 years that the convicted person is transferred from the jail to a correctional
facility under the control of the BuCor for the service of such sentence.
Types of Jails
1. Lock-up- a security facility for the temporary detention of persons held for investigation or
awaiting preliminary investigation.
2. Ordinary Jail- houses both offenders awaiting court action and those serving short sentences
usually up to three years
3. Workhouses- jail farm or camp houses where minimum custody offenders serve short sentences
doing constructive work programs. These workhouses provide full employment of prisoners,
remedial services, and constructive leisure time activities.
PROBATION
history
Probation originated in the Boston shoemaker named John Augustus (father of probation).
In 1841, began to supervise lawbreakers by requesting courts to allow him to take care of said
offenders.
In 1878, Massachusetts became the first state to pass the probation law.
PROBATION (definition)
Probation is a sentence handed down to criminal offenders that allows them to remain out of
the jail, under supervision, as long as certain specific guidelines are followed.
Obligation of a probationer
1. Present himself to probation officer within 72hrs from receipt of probation order.
2. Report himself to the probation officer at least once a month during the period of probation.
3. Not to violate the conditions of his probation.