As one of the five pillars of the Criminal Justice System in the Philippines, the BJMP was created to address growing concern of jail management and penology problem.
BJMP = Bureau of Jail Management and Penology
Primarily, its clients are detainees accused before a court who are temporarily confined in such jails while undergoing investigation, waiting final judgement and those who are serving sentence promulgated by the court 3 years and below.
As provided for under R.A. No. 6975, the Jail Bureau is mandated to take operational and administrative control over all city, district and municipal jails.
