The Bureau of Corrections has opened a weeklong visitation in all prisons and penal farms under BuCor as part of the observance of National Correctional Consciousness Week.
BuCor Director General Gregorio Catapang Jr. announced the initiative after approving the recommendation of Deputy Director General for operations Gil Torralba.
The extended visitation, which runs from Oct. 20 to 25, allows visiting hours from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. to strengthen familial ties among inmates.
Under regular schedules, prison visits are allowed from Wednesday to Sunday. Inmates of the New Bilibid Prison (NBP)’s maximum security compound may receive visitors from Tuesday to Sunday.
Meanwhile, 500 inmates were transferred yesterday from the NBP in Muntinlupa to the San Ramon Prison and Penal Farm in Zamboanga City as part of BuCor’s efforts to decongest Bilibid in preparation for its closure by 2028.