OCA CIRCULAR NO. 3-2002, May 02, 2002

The Supreme Court En Banc in its Resolution dated 29 January
2002, on A. M. No. 02-1-02-SC, Resolved to:

(a.) DIRECT the lower courts to submit it a periodic report on
detention prisoners to the Office of the Court Administrator thru its Executive
Judge, either quarterly or semi-annually;

(b.) SEEK assistance of the Department of Interior and Local
Govenment (DILG) which has jurisdiction over the Bureau of Jail Management and
Penology, and likewise the assistance of the local government concerned to
require the Jail Warden to submit a regular inventory report of detained
prisoners preferably by Branch, to all Executive Judges who have jurisdiction
over the accused;

(c.) DIRECT the Executive Judges to attest to the veracity of
the reports submitted by the courts/branches within their jurisdiction. Relative
to the administrative power of the Executive Judge, the reports on detention
prisoners submitted by courts over which the Executive Judge has jurisdiction as
well as the reports of the Jail Warden shall be consolidated with his report on
Monthly Jail Visitation. Thereafter, all reports shall be submitted to the Court
Administrator;

(d.) REQUIRE the Court Management Office of the Office of the
Court Administrator to submit a periodic evaluation on the reports on detention
prisoners submitted by the lower courts;

(e.) APPOVE the proposed forms submitted by the Task Force
relative to directives (a), (b) and (c) to be accomplished by the lower courts
as well as by the Jail Warden to serve the purpose of Administrative Circulars
Nos. 1-2000 and 9-2000,

All concerned are hereby enjoined to comply with the directives
of the Honorable Court.

For strict compliance.

2 May 2002