BJMP-7 confirms 1 jail officer infected with COVID-19

Alven Marie A. Timtim, Morexette Marie B. Erram 04/20/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Jail authorities in Cebu are now racing to contain the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the Cebu City Jail after two inmates and one jail officer were found to have been infected by the…

DOH-7: COVID-19 inmate from Cebu City has TB

Morexette Marie B. Erram 04/20/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The 41-year-old inmate from Cebu City Jail who died due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) had preexisting health conditions, the Department of Health in Central Visayas (DOH – 7) said. The DOH-7…

COVID-19 reported in Cebu City Jail

Morexette Marie B. Erram 04/20/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has now reached the Cebu City Jail compound at Barangay Kalunasan, Cebu City. At a press conference, Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella confirmed reports that the COVID-19-related casualty…

Cebu City Jail: We don’t have enough PPEs for inmates

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 03/13/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines—The Cebu City Jail does not have enough personal protective equipment (PPE) for the 6,300 persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) or inmates in the facility.  Jail Warden Julius Arro said that the volume of PDLs,…

Cebu City eyes Brgy. Guba as site for new jail project

Morexette Marie B. Erram 03/03/2020

  CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City government is planning to build a new jail facility for male prisoners in a city-owned property at Barangay Guba. Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella made this announcement during a…

Warden admits to ‘drug problem’ at Cebu City Jail’s male dormitory

Alven Marie Timtim 02/29/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The illegal drugs problem at the Cebu City Jail is far from over. But Jail Superintendent Julius Arro said that they are doing their best to address the problem. “Ang mga illegal drugs…

In Photos: Scenes from greyhound operation at Cebu City Jail

Alven Marie Timtim 02/29/2020

LOOK: Scenes from the ongoing greyhound operation at the male dormitory of the Cebu City Jail in Barangay Kalunasan. Inmates were told to vacate their respective cells and gather at the grounds of the jail facility while…

Cash, drugs, spiders confiscated from cells of Cebu City Jail inmates

Alven Marie Timtim 02/29/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines -Law enforcers confiscated sachets of suspected shabu, cellular phones, bladed weapons, a still-undetermined amount of cash placed inside jars and plastic bottles, and some spiders during an early morning greyhound operation at the male…

PDEA-7 confiscates drug paraphernalia, phones during search of Cebu City Jail

Doris C. Bongcac 02/23/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The illegal drug problem at the Cebu City Jail is far from over. Personnel of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency in Central Visayas (PDEA-7), who search the male dormitory of the jail facility…

Mom of man accused of raping minor: My son is innocent

Alven Marie A. Timtim 02/21/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The mother of the construction worker accused of rape, can’t help but shed tears as she helplessly observe her son being accompanied by the Police to be brought to the Cebu City Jail…

No trucks yet to remove septic wastes from Kalunasan jail facilities

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 01/16/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — It has been five months since Barangay Kalunasan was placed under a state of calamity due to the foul smell emanating from the septic tanks of the jail facilities located in the village.…

Christmas in Cebu City Jail: A female inmate’s take on making a parol

Alven Marie A. Timtim 12/19/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines —Thirty nine-year-old Anna, a female inmate of Cebu City Jail, was all giddy and excited when Jail Chief Inspector Elsie Eireen Alcomendras announced the parol making contest (Christmas lantern making contest) that each inmate…

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