MANILA - The Bureau of Corrections on Sunday played down calls to release inmates deemed as high-risk for COVID-19, saying keeping them inside the facilities of the Bureau of Corrections is actually s
afer for these people, with the coronavirus spreading outside.
Chaclag said that no visitors are allowed inside the facilities, and personnel practice strict hygiene measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19. BuCor earlier reported a 310-percent congestion rate in all its facilities as of January this year, while the congestion in jails run by the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology was at 534 percent as of March.Last Friday, 9 inmates and 9 personnel in the Quezon City jail tested positive for COVID-19.
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