The proposal would require every prison, jail, and detention center in the Philippines to install modern equipment—such as metal detectors, X‑ray scanners and K9 units—to stop drugs, weapons, phones and other illegal items from entering. Visitors must fill out a registration form and show a government ID before they can go inside. Anyone caught bringing, helping to bring, or keeping contraband faces heavy prison terms (up to 40 years) and large fines, and public officials who do so lose their jobs and retirement.
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HB00917 · Sources: BatasWatch
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