Acting Chief of the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology C. Supt. Ruel S. Rivera, together with BJMP National Capital Region Director C. Supt. Efren A. Nemeño and BJMP Director for Logistics C. Supt. Luisito C. Muñoz, 2nd, 3rd and 4thfrom right, respectively, receives the symbolic key of the newly constructed 7-storey 7,087 square meters Metro Manila District Jail (MMDJ) in Bicutan, Taguig City from
Lorna Collado of Miclover General Construction and Iron Works during the turnover and blessing ceremony on April 26, 2023. The 146 detention cells facility will significantly reduce congestion rate from 448.76 percent to 19.89 percent only. ”We are aiming for a much lower or even zero congestion rate, but the 428.87 percentagevariance already translate a wider breathing space for hundreds of persons deprived of liberty, providing them of a better secured environment, which in that way alleviating their living condition,” Rivera said. (Benjie J. Murillo / BJMP Photo)