Quiz

Question 1

A separate facility of the Bureau of Corrections created through the issuance of Administrative Order no. 8, series of 1953 of the Department of Justice.

It was patterned after the reception facilities of the California State Prison.

Its function is to study and classify inmates and detainees committed to Bureau.

Answer 1

Reception and diagnostic center

Question 2

Created by virtue of Republic Act No. 3579 in November 27, 1929.

Answer 2

Correctional institution for women

Question 3

Established on September 26, 1954 by virtue of Presidential Proclamation No. 72.

has a total land area of approximately 16,190 hectares

used by the national government as a relocation sites for the refugees from the eruption Mt. Pinatubo
in 1991

Answer 3

Sablayan colony and farm

Question 4

facility where prisoners from NBP are brought for decongestion purposes. It follows the same colony standards as other penal farms.

Answer 4

Sablayan prison

Question 5

Envisioned by Gov. Luke E. Wright and ordered by Gov. Forbes for the establishment on November 16, 1904.

It was purposely for incorrigible prisoners.

Houses Minimum Security Prisoners

Considered as the “Prison without Walls” in the world

Answer 5

Iwahig penal colony and farm

Question 6

first penal settlement founded and organized under Filipino administration.

was formally established on January 21, 1932 by virtue of Act No. 3732.

Answer 6

Davao penal colony and farm

Question 7

was established in southern Zamboanga on August 21, 1870 through a royal decree promulgated in 1869.

The facility was originally established for persons convicted of political crimes.

Considered the oldest penal facility in the country

prisoners were required to do agricultural work.

Answer 7

San Ramon penal colony and farm

Question 8

established on January 16, 1973 a year after the declaration of martial law in 1972 by virtue of Presidential Decree No. 28.

Youngest penal colony to be established

Answer 8

Leyte regional prison

Question 9

A penitentiary, an institution for the imprisonment (incarceration) of persons convicted of major/ serious
crimes.

Answer 9

Prison

Question 10

person who is under the custody of lawful authority

Answer 10

Prisoner

Question 11

Those detained for investigation, preliminary hearing, or awaiting trial.

They are prisoners under the Jurisdiction of Courts

Answer 11

Detention prisoners

Question 12

Offenders who are committed to jail or prison in order to serve their sentence after final conviction by a
competent court.

They are prisoners under the jurisdiction of Penal Institutions.

Answer 12

Sentenced prisoner

Question 13

sentenced to suffer a term of sentence of 3 yrs. and 1 day to life imprisonment.

Those sentenced to suffer a term of imprisonment cited above but appealed the judgment and unable to file a bond for their temporary liberty.

Those convicted for the violation of the omnibus election code.

Answer 13

Insular or national prisoners

Question 14

persons sentenced to suffer term of imprisonment from 6 months and 1 day to 3 years or a fine not more than 1,000 pesos.

Detained therein waiting for preliminary investigation of their cases cognizable by the Regional Trial Court
(RTC).

Answer 14

Provincial prisoners

Question 15

sentenced to suffer a term of imprisonment from 1 day to 3 years or a fine not more than 1,000 pesos or both.

Those detained therein whose cases are filed with the Municipal Trial Court (MTC)

Those detained therein whose cases are cognizable by the RTC and under Preliminary Investigation.

Answer 15

City prisoners

Question 16

Those confined in municipal jails to serve an imprisonment from 1 day to 6 months.

Those detained therein whose trials of their cases are pending with the municipal trial court.

Answer 16

Municipal prisoners

Question 17

special group of prisoners composed of incorrigible, intractable, and highly dangerous persons who are the
source of constant disturbances even in a maximum security prison.

They wear ORANGE color of uniform.

Answer 17

Super maximum security prisoners

Question 18

whose escape could be dangerous to the public or to the security of the state.

It consist of constant trouble makers but not dangerous as the super maximum security prisoners.

Their movements are restricted and they are not allowed to work outside the institution but rather assigned to industrial shops with in the prison compound.

Answer 18

Maximum security prisoners

Question 19

Refers to information concerning an inmate’s personal circumstances, the offense he committed,

Answer 19

Prison record

Question 20

Unannounced inspection and religious conduct of searches of inmates quarters to flush out contraband and other deadly weapons and to ensure the safety and security of inmates, visitors and personnel.

Answer 20

Oplan greyhound

Question 21

security facility, common to police stations, used for temporary confinement of an individual held for investigation.

Answer 21

Lock up jail

Question 22

in the Philippines are not under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Corrections.

They are manage and controlled by the Provincial Government

Answer 22

Provincial jail

Question 23

one-fifth (1/5)

Loyalty

Answer 23

Good conduct time allowance

Question 24

Those who can not be trusted in open condition and pose lesser danger than maximum security prisoners in case they escape.

It consists of group of prisoners who may be allowed to work outside the fence or walls of the institution
under guards or with escorts.

They occupy the medium security prison (Camp Sampaguita) and they wear BLUE color of uniforms.

they are employed as agricultural workers.

prisoners whose minimum sentence is less than 20 years and life sentence prisoners who served at least 10 years inside a maximum security prison.

Answer 24

Medium security prisoners

Question 25

A group of prisoners who canbl reasonably trusted to serve sentence under “open Conditions”

This group includes prisoners who can be trusted to report to their work assignments with out the presence of guards.

They occupy the minimum security prison (Camp Bukang Liwayway) and wear BROWN color uniforms.

Answer 25

Minimum security prisoners