TAYUG- Regional Trial Court Judge Ulysses Raciles Butuyan of Branch 51 has asked the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) to provide vehicles and improve the facilities inside the dilapidated building of the BJMP district jail in Tayug.

Butuyan made the call after making a surprise inspection at the BJMP district jail on Sunday to look into the complaints of relatives of inmates about subhuman living conditions inside the facility.

He noted that the BJMP district jail also has no service vehicle whatsoever and only uses hired tricycles to commute detention prisoners to and from the courts for the hearing of their respective cases.

“This is quite dangerous because the chances of an escape while being transported to and from the courts are high,” Butuyan said.

Some of the detention prisoners are charged with heinous crimes, ranging from murder, rape, and robbery, among others.

The district jail had one service vehicle until two years ago when it was finally grounded but this was never replaced since.

Butuyan asked Jail Senior Inspector Allan Dawayan to make stronger representation with the BJMP officials through Regional Director Emmanuel Suiso to provide the Tayug district jail with at least a service vehicle for obvious security reasons.

Dawayan reported that the district jail, which is designed for a capacity of 40-50 prisoners, is currently packed with about 80 to 90 prisoners.

The BJMP district jail accommodates detention prisoners from Tayug, San Nicolas, Natividad, San Quintin and Umingan towns.

Butuyan directed Dawayan not only to appeal for a vehicle but for more funds to improve the living conditions inside the district jail. —LM

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