SB 614

Senate·20th Congress·Filed Jul 15, 2025

Regional Penitentiaries Act

An Act Establishing Penitentiary Systems in Regions I, II, III, V, Vi, Viii, Ix, X, Xii, and Xiii to Decongest the New Bilibid Prison (Nbp) and Other Penal Farms and Provinces, Appropriating Funds Therefor and for Other Purposes

In plain language

The Regional Penitentiaries Act would build new prisons in ten regions to ease overcrowding at the New Bilibid Prison and other farms, and to make it easier for families to visit inmates.

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Author · Senator

Robinhood Padilla
SenatorRobinhood Padilla
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Subjects

Regional PenitentiariesPenitentiary SystemNew Bilibid Prison

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SBN-614 · Sources: BetterGov Open Congress, BatasWatch