One of the subjects in Correctional Administration under Criminology.

is composed of the Institutional and Non-Institutional agencies of the government.

In its simplest meaning, is the punishment and treatment of a criminal offender through a program of imprisonment, parole, probation, and other services of supervision.

are the basic reasons for keeping offenders in prisonand jails.

This involves the process of reformation and reintegration of offenders in society.

organized corrective service was made operational.

was established On June 25, 1865, as the first national penitentiary in the country under a Spanish royal decree.

old bilibid prison main penitentiary on

pursuant to Section 1708 of the Revised Administrative Code.

formally opened by Royal Decree. Known as "Carcel y Presidio Correccional" and could accommodate 1,127 prisoners.

600 prisoners who were segregated according to class, sex and crime

could accommodate 527 prisoners.

Plans for the construction of the prison.

Construction of facility was completed.

(Established in as early as 1870 by Royal Decree of Spain for Muslims and Political Prisoners opposed to the rule of Spain)

San Ramon Prison and Penal Farm (SRPPF) in

To confine Muslim rebels and recalcitrant political prisoners opposed to the Spanish rule.

Bureau of Prisons was created under the Reorganization Act of 1905 (Act No. 1407 dated

Re-establishment of San Ramon Prison in 1907 which was destroyed during

San Ramon Prison was placed under the auspices of the Bureau of Prisons.

established in 1902 by the United States for the Filipino prisoners who had fought with the American during their colonization in the Philippines.

Before the reconstruction of San Ramon Prison, the Americans established in 1904

A women's prison located in Mandaluyong, Metro Manila (Established in 1935)

Correctional Institution for Women (CIW) was created under Act No. 3579 to provide separate facilities for women offenders.

Davao Prison and Penal Farm (DPPF) and CIW in DPPF in Southern Mindanao was opened in

formerly the Davao Penal Colony (DaPeCol), was established on

P1,000.000.00 for the construction of a new national prison in the southern suburb of Muntinlupa, Rizal in 1935.

all inmates of the Old Bilibid Prison in Manila were transferred. capacity of 3,000 prisoners.

officially named the New Bilibid Prison.

arable (used or suitable for growing crops)

in Muntinlupa City, is the main insular penitentiary designed to house the prison population of the country (Established in 1935)

The Medium Security Camp - 2.5 km from the main building, used as a military stockade during the martial law years.

Or the Minimum Security Camp

The prison facility is located in Sablayan, Occidental Mindoro (Established in 1954)

Under Proclamation No. 72, the Sablayan Prison and Penal Farm (SPPF) in Occidental Mindoro was established.

Leyte Regional Prison (LRP) followed suit under Proclamation No. 1101.

Established on January 16, 1973 under proclamation 1101 during the martial law