THE Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP)-Mandaue’s male dormitory is expected to move entirely to its new location in September this year.
Superintendent of Mandaue City Jail and attorney Jonathan Baltar stated on Friday, July 14, that although they were meant to move in by June, it has been postponed to September due to ongoing construction.
"Wala paman na install ang gipa request naku sa LGU (local government unit) nga mezzanine floor nga mao ila higdaan, unya on process pa sad ang embankment or tambak nga yuta para dili magbaha. At the same time mag-install pa hopefully masugdan karun katapusan ang admin office kay ug gi transfer last June, very congested ang PDLs (persons deprived of liberty) kung gamitun namu ang ubang selda as office ug clinic," Baltar explained.
(The LGU has not yet erected the mezzanine floor I requested, and work is still being done to build an embankment or mound of land to prevent floods. When we use other cells as offices and clinics after our transfer in June, the PDLs become quite crowded).
The new Mandaue City Jail is located in Sitio Dungguan, Barangay Basak.
Of its 1,549 persons deprived of liberty (PDLs), at least 1,015 have already been transferred to the new facility, while 534 remain in the old one. (HIC)