SC CIRCULAR NO. 4-92-A, April 20, 1992
SC CIRCULAR NO. 4-92-A, April 20, 1992
OFFICE OF THE COURT ADMINISTRATOR
amending Circular
No. 4-92
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ALL JUDGES OF THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURTS, SHARI’AH DISTRICT
COURTS, METROPOLITAN TRIAL COURTS, MUNICIPAL TRIAL COURTS IN CITIES, MUNICIPAL TRIAL COURTS, MUNICIPAL CIRCUIT TRIAL COURTS AND SHARI’AH CIRCUIT TRIAL COURTS |
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TRANSFER OF NATIONAL PRISONERS TO THE BUREAU OF CORRECTIONS
IN MUNTINLUPA, METRO MANILA |
It has come to the attention of the Supreme Court that some
judges refuse to issue mittimuses for the transfer of prisoners sentenced to
imprisonment for more than three (3) years to the Bureau of Corrections in
Muntinlupa, Metro Manila, for the reason that their cases are on appeal.
For this purpose, prisoners detained at provincial and
municipal jails and sentenced by lower courts to prison terms exceeding three
(3) years, whether or not they have appealed, are considered national prisoners
(P. D. 29). (NOTE: Under Presidential Decree No. 29, prisoners sentenced to not
more than one (1) year are classified as municipal prisoners; those sentenced to
one (1) year and one (1) day to not more than three (3) years are classified as
city/provincial prisoners; those sentenced for three (3) years and one (1) day
and above are classified as national Prisoners. )
In order to decongest provincial, city and municipal jails, and
to effect better control and supervision over national prisoners, all trial
judges concerned are hereby directed to issue the corresponding mittimuses or
commitment orders of national prisoners immediately after their conviction so
that they may be remitted or transferred to the Bureau of Corrections in
Muntinlupa, Metro Manila.
April 20, 1992.
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(SGD.) JOSUE N. BELLOSILLO
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Court Administrator
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