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Friday, February 20, 2004
Jail congestion blamed on court's slow disposition
By Aurea A. Gerundio
* Several inmates who have served maximum imposable penalty still in jail because cases clog in court dockets, says city jail warden Allan Iral
DAVAO City Jail warden Supt. Allan Iral on Thursday blamed the congestion in Ma-a jail on the court's slow disposition of prisoners' cases.
"There are several inmates who have served the maximum imposable penalty, but are still inside the jail because the cases are clogged at court and the hearings take a long time," Iral said.
Iral, who assumed post last month, said the city jail has a total of 842 inmates, exceeding the ideal number of 400 inmates. There were originally 860 inmates when he assumed post in January.
Of the 842 inmates, 30 percent are in jail for drug-related cases, 60 percent were accused of murder, and 10 percent were accused of rape.
He said there should ideally be one inmate per three-square meters.
Iral said they have para-legal officers who conduct inventory of the cases of the inmates to help the court speed up the disposition of cases.
He said 73 cases are being handled by para-legal officers to speed up recommendations to the court.
(February 20, 2004 issue)
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