DoJ eyes Army deployment in Bilibid Prisons
By Benjamin B. Pulta 05/27/2011Army personnel may soon be deployed to supplement guard duties at the New Bilibid Prisons (NBP), a senior justice official announced yesterday.
The Department of Justice (DoJ) fact-finding committee which investigated the illegal furlough of former Batangas Gov. Jose Antonio Leviste is exploring the possibility of tapping the Philippine Army to help provide prison security.
Justice Undersecretary Francisco Baraan III, who heads the probe panel, said that the reforms will also include changing or reassignment of prison guards.
“We were discussing the possibility of having some members of the Army to guard the NBP in the meantime by way of adding to the security of the NBP now,” Baraan said..... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/headlines/20110527hed1.html
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