HB 2188
House·20th Congress·Filed Jul 22, 2025
An Act Transferring to the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology, the Management, Supervision, and Control of Provincial and Sub-Provincial Jails, Amending for the Purpose Certain Provisions of Republic Act No. 6975, Otherwise Known as the Department of the Interior and Local Government Act of 1990, as Amended
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The bill would move all provincial and sub‑provincial jails under the national Bureau of Jail Management and Penology, standardizing their administration and allowing staff to be absorbed into the BJMP, with a three‑year transition during which local governments still fund basic inmate expenses.
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