BuCor Inmates Receive Disposable Mask

The Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) inmates have received disposable masks and told to “try not to be close together” amid COVID-19 cases rise.

As of now, the BuCor spokesperson Col. Gabriel Chaclag said that they have not recorded any COVID-19 case in their facilities, which include the New Bilibid Prison in Muntinlupa City. He also said that the BuCor have no recorded persons under investigation (PUIs) and the facilities remain COVID-19 free and they are hoping and praying that it will stay that way.

Chaclag said that all BuCor facilities are off-limits to visitors, except food deliveries that ‘go through stringent screening’. He added that the bureau has also purchased personal protective equipment and a misting machine for disinfection.

The BuCor already distributed alcohol and protective masks and also told them to try not to be close together, he said. He also said that some disposable masks were issued ‘weeks ago’, and that inmates in vulnerable groups were prioritized. He added that not just the inmates but also their office personnel were given.

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As per the report, he said some disposable masks were issued “weeks ago,” and that inmates in vulnerable groups were prioritized. Disposable masks are also available in their offices for personnel, he said.

Chaclag said the bureau is in coordination with local authorities and have arranged with partner hospitals in case of a COVID-19 infection.

“We are also conducting information drive for the PDLs (persons deprived of liberty) to be educated in personal hygiene to fight spread of diseases,” he said. “All [this] we do in all prison camps and continuously assess our readiness.”

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The BuCor has seven facilities nationwide: Bilibid, the Correctional Institution for Women, the Iwahig, Davao, San Ramon, Sablayan prison and penal farms, and the Leyte Regional Prison.

National prisoners, or offenders sentenced to three years or more of imprisonment, are kept in the BuCor’s facilities.

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