Establishing Seven Regional Prisons And Converting Existing National Penal Institutions Into Regular Prisons And Penal Farms, Appropriating Funds Therefor, And For Other Purposes.

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PRESIDENTIAL DECREE No. 28 October 25, 1972

ESTABLISHING SEVEN REGIONAL PRISONS AND CONVERTING EXISTING NATIONAL PENAL INSTITUTIONS INTO REGULAR PRISONS AND PENAL FARMS, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

WHEREAS, there were pending before Congress prior to the promulgation of Proclamation No. 1081, dated September 21, 1972, certain priority measures vital to the establishment and maintenance of peace and order throughout the land;

WHEREAS, one of these priority measures is a bill, entitled "An Act Establishing Seven Regional Prisons and Converting Existing National Penal Institutions Into Regular Prisons and Penal Farms, Appropriating Funds Therefor, And For Other Purposes; "

WHEREAS, this measure offers a positive solution to the problems bred by our overcrowded national prisons and perpetuated by an integrated system of confinement of various types of felons, irrespective of whether they are incorrigibles or merely first offenders;

WHEREAS, this bill will reduce the incidence of escapes among the national prisoners and promote their rehabilitation by bringing prisoners and their families and friends...

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Summary of Presidential Decree No. 28

Establishment of Regional Prisons
- Establishes seven regional prisons in the following provinces and areas: Leyte, Pangasinan, and North-eastern Mindanao.
- This is in lieu of the number and location of penal establishments originally proposed in the adopted House Bill No. 4385.

Conversion of Existing National Penal Institutions
- Converts existing national penal institutions into regular prisons and penal farms.

Objectives
- Offers a solution to the problems caused by overcrowded national prisons.
- Separates incorrigible felons from first-time offenders through an integrated system of confinement.
- Reduces the incidence of escapes among national prisoners.
- Promotes rehabilitation by bringing prisoners closer to their families and friends.

Funding
- Appropriates funds for the establishment of regional prisons and conversion of existing national penal institutions.

Amendments and Modifications
- The President reserves the right to make amendments, changes, and modifications to the decree, which shall take effect after announcement or by a duly designated representative.