100 BuCor inmates moved to Sablayan prison

MANILA, Philippines — To decongest the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) in Muntinlupa City, 100 inmates were transferred to the Sablayan Prison and Penal Farm in Occidental Mindoro on Sunday.

Bureau of Corrections Director General Gregorio Catapang Jr. said prisoners were escorted by 30 BuCor officers, with support from the police Special Weapons and Tactics and the South Luzon Expressway Patrol.

The group included 20 inmates from the NBP’s Reception and Diagnostic Center and 80 from the medium security camp.

The convoy left the NBP on Saturday and arrived in Occidental Mindoro on Sunday morning.

The transfer is part of BuCor’s efforts to reduce overcrowding at the national penitentiary, ensuring better living conditions for the inmates.