correction

Correction

The branch of the administration of the criminal justice system charged with the custody, supervision, and rehabilitation of convicted offenders.

Community-Based Corrections

Methods of correcting sentenced offenders without having to go to prison, allowing them to remain in the community under certain conditions.

Probation

A court-ordered period during which a convicted offender remains in the community under supervision instead of serving time in prison.

Parole

The conditional release of a convicted offender from prison before the full sentence has been served.

Dual Purpose of Corrections

To punish and to rehabilitate the offender.

Bureau of Corrections (BUCOR)

An agency under the DOF that supervises the national penitentiary and its penal farms.

Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP)

An agency under the DILG that has exclusive control over all city, municipal, and district jails nationwide.

Decongestion of Jails

Efforts and actions taken to reduce overcrowding in prisons and jails.

Presidential Decree No. 603

Suspends the sentence of minor offenders and places them in rehabilitation centers under supervision.

Article 96 of the Revised Penal Code

Allows for the commutation of a prisoner's sentence in meritorious cases upon court recommendation.

Community-Based Approach

A correctional strategy that emphasizes rehabilitation of offenders within the community rather than in institutional settings.

Institution-Based Approach

The rehabilitation of offenders in incarceration settings such as jails or prisons.

Republic Act No. 9165

Comprehensive Dangerous Drug Act of 2002 which provides probation for first-time minor offenders.

Republic Act No. 9344

Juvenile Justice Welfare Act of 2006 that focuses on the rehabilitation of juvenile offenders.

Good Conduct Time Allowance (GCTA)

A provision that allows prisoners to reduce their sentence by exhibiting good behavior.