Indeterminate Sentence Law Flashcards

Flashcards covering key vocabulary and concepts related to the Indeterminate Sentence Law (ISLAW).

Indeterminate Sentence

A sentence with a minimum and maximum term, applied to eligible guilty persons.

Purpose of Indeterminate Sentence Law

Uplift and redeem valuable human material, prevent unnecessary deprivation of liberty.

Duty of the Board of Pardons and Parole

Looks into the physical, mental, and moral record of prisoners eligible for parole and determines the proper time for release.

Exceptions to Indeterminate Sentence Law

Persons convicted of offenses punishable by death or life imprisonment, treason, habitual delinquents, escapees, those with maximum terms not exceeding one year, and others specified in Section 2.

Indeterminate Sentence

A sentence without a definite duration, stating a range of time.

Determinate Sentence

A sentence with a specific or minimum period specified by statute.

Objectives of the Indeterminate Sentence Law

Avoid prolonged imprisonment, decongest jails, save government expenses, and promote reformation.

Degree of Penalty

One entire penalty, a whole unit in the graduated scales of Article 71 of the Revised Penal Code.

Period of Penalty

One of the three portions (Minimum, Medium, Maximum) of a divisible penalty.

Board of Pardons and Parole

The administrative arm of the President in granting reprieves, commutations, and pardons.

Task of the Board of Pardons and Parole

Uplift and redeem valuable human resources to economic usefulness and prevent unnecessary deprivation of personal liberty.

Responsibilities of Board of Pardons and Parole

Look into prisoner records, assist in rehabilitation, recommend executive clemency.

Board Composition

Composed of the Secretary of Justice (Chairman), the Administrator of the Parole and Probation Administration, a sociologist, a clergyman, an educator, a person with correction work experience, and a member of the Philippine Bar.