DOJ eyes Mega Drug Rehab as another BuCor detention facility

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Justice (DOJ) is planning to convert the Mega Drug Abuse Treatment Rehabilitation Center (MDATRC) in Fort Magsaysay, Nueva Ecija into another detention facility under the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor).

“We want to address the congestion problem in NBP (New Bilibid Prison) in order to provide humane living conditions to the prisoners,” DOJ Spokesperson Atty. Jose Dominic Clavano told reporters Friday.

The NBP is the largest prison facility managed by theBuCor, housing 28,900 inmates, including more than 17,000 in its maximum security compound. Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin “Boying” Remulla earlier said the congestion rate at NBP is…

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