3 of 4 CPDRC inmates are linked with drugs

CEBU, Philippines — Over 70 percent of the population of convicts and detainees inside the Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center (CPDRC) are facing illegal drug-related cases.

The jail management found out after they started with profiling of inmates, according to Vice Governor Agnes Magpale.

This meant that 2,840 of the 3,894 inmates or 72.9 percent of the population inside have been convicted or detained due to drug-related lawsuits.

The next top offense are those facing charges relating to rape and violations of RA 7610 or an act which prohibits child abuse, exploitation, and discrimination.

CPDRC Warden Reynaldo Valmoria told Capitol reporters that the profiling of the inmates still continues.

“As of now nag-start pa mi sa profiling.  Mga after month pa tingali. Mga 2,000 plus pa (ang nahuman),” he said over the phone.

The data will be utilized in making a rehabilitation program framework which will be crafted depending on the individual conditions of each inmate.

After the profiling, a series of tests will be conducted such as drug test, physical and medical examination.

These, too, will serve as a basis for the rehabilitation program framework.

Moreover, it will be used for monitoring the progress of each inmate, once the more comprehensive rehab program kicks off.

While the profiling goes on, the new warden also took up measures to prevent the entry of contrabands.

Magpale told reporters that they have increased the height of the wire fences.

She said that the welding operations for the fence extension are still ongoing.

Meanwhile, some tree branches located at the sides of the CPDRC premises were cut off, too.

The vice governor said that there have been instances before when there are packed items, often contrabands, that are thrown over the fences and into the facility.

With this development, Magpale said that slipping in of contrabands now can only be done through the gates or the guards. (FREEMAN)