CPDRC congestion highlights need for more prisons

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 08/16/2016

THE decision of the Cebu provincial government to no longer accept inmates at the Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center (CPDRC) due to its severe congestion may cause problems in prisons across the province which rely on…

Davide is ‘acting’ CPDRC warden

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 08/11/2016

Gov nixes Toral comeback; jail personnel to be probed; visits continue to be suspended Cebu Gov. Hilario Davide III will be the jail warden of the Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center (CPDRC) while the investigation against…

CPDRC inmates worry over Toral’s resignation

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 08/09/2016

INMATES of the Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center (CPDRC) have expressed worry over the resignation of Capitol consultant on jail matters Marco Toral. Lito Granada, the designated “mayor” of the close to 3,000 inmates at the…

Davide: How do phones, laptops slip past guards?

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 08/04/2016

Cebu Gov. Hilario Davide III wants both an investigation and an explanation from officials of the Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center (CPDRC) on the continued acquisition of inmates of contraband items like cellphones and laptops. Davide’s…

Inmates make life productive by recycling campaign tarps

06/16/2016

To make life more productive while in detention, the Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center (CPDRC) launched its bag-making program on Friday. A project of Gov. Hilario Davide III and his wife Jobel, tarpaulins used as campaign…

Sentence reduction for inmates’ good behavior

06/07/2016

Detainees of the Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center (CPDRC) are now allowed to file for sentence reductions if they comported themselves properly while serving detention. More than 10 inmates who exhibited good behavior in prison were…

Group shares meals with Mandaue inmates

04/22/2016

“IN the corporal works of mercy we touch the flesh of Christ in our brothers and sisters who need to be fed, clothed, sheltered, visited in jail; in the spiritual works of mercy – counsel, instruction, forgiveness,…

Jail inmates ready dance video for IEC

Julit C. Jainar 12/29/2015

AROUND 800 dancing inmates participated in a dance video that will be presented during the International Eucharistic Congress (IEC) next month. Choreographer Vince Rosales said the inmates interpretred the official theme song of the IEC2016 entitled “Christ…

FEAST OF 76 LECHONS

Victor Anthony V. Silva 12/27/2015

Jail inmates ‘save’ their meat rations for a Christmas meal with visiting family Family visits mean precious time for detention prisoners, especially during Christmas. Even behind bars, inmates in the Cebu provincial jail savor the reunions in…

Female inmates twerk like Miley

Nestle L. Semilla 10/31/2015

They twerked and grooved to a medley of modern  music. About 40 inmates from the female dormitory of the Cebu City Jail showed that they, too, can dance. Senior Insp. Stephanny Sotero, the warden, said yesterday’s dancing…

44 inmates take Civil Service exam

PR 10/21/2015

A total of 44 inmates in Central Visayas took the CSC Professional examination given by the Civil Service Commission last Sunday. Fourteen of them come from Cebu Province and the rest from Negros Oriental. This is the…

Capitol to open a slot for prison psychologist

Victor Anthony V. Silva 09/15/2015

THE Cebu Provincial Board (PB) approved a resolution in their session yesterday supporting the appointment of a psychologist at the Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center (CPDRC). Last July, Cebu Gov. Hilario Davide III said he wanted…

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