Operational Capability of the Response Team in Addressing Jail Disturbances in the Philippines
Chapter 1
THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND
Introduction The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) plays an important role on the field of Philippine Criminal Justice System, specifically, at establishing peace and order inside the jail. The alarming increase of jail population poses a high degree of threats and unwarranted jail incidents. The most probable emergency crisis situation that happens in one jail would involve inmate to inmate and personnel to inmate conflicts. Incidents of riots, noise barrage, and attempts to escape are most likely to happen, in some instances, hostage-takings were perpetrated by an inmate or group of inmates as a desperate act, probably, because of psychological problems, as a result of riot or uprising, or who is/are trying to escape. Potentials of these internal threats were sought as concern for regular review, up-dating and rehearsal of an emergency action plans. A related case of emergency crisis situation at a BJMP jail happened in Metro Manila District Jail, Camp Vicente Lim, Bicutan, Taguig City, which was started on March 14, 2005 after a member of Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) detainees managed to grabbed one of the jail officer’s firearm and shot him dead and open fire at other sentinel in the area to perpetrate their plan to escape. The incident resulted to five casualties, of which, three jail officers and two ASG detainees were killed. Thus, on March 15, 2005, a standoff with other ASG detainees who participated in the foiled escape plan, ended with casualties of one police officer and twenty-two members of ASG detainees in a short exchange of fire after considering all peaceful means by the Incident Management Team led by no less than Secretary Angelo Reyes of the Department of the Interior and Local Government, where they were criticized for "being indecisive and slow" in finishing off the crisis. Sec. Reyes averred that, the ASG detainees refused to yield their firearms which they
THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND
Introduction The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) plays an important role on the field of Philippine Criminal Justice System, specifically, at establishing peace and order inside the jail. The alarming increase of jail population poses a high degree of threats and unwarranted jail incidents. The most probable emergency crisis situation that happens in one jail would involve inmate to inmate and personnel to inmate conflicts. Incidents of riots, noise barrage, and attempts to escape are most likely to happen, in some instances, hostage-takings were perpetrated by an inmate or group of inmates as a desperate act, probably, because of psychological problems, as a result of riot or uprising, or who is/are trying to escape. Potentials of these internal threats were sought as concern for regular review, up-dating and rehearsal of an emergency action plans. A related case of emergency crisis situation at a BJMP jail happened in Metro Manila District Jail, Camp Vicente Lim, Bicutan, Taguig City, which was started on March 14, 2005 after a member of Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) detainees managed to grabbed one of the jail officer’s firearm and shot him dead and open fire at other sentinel in the area to perpetrate their plan to escape. The incident resulted to five casualties, of which, three jail officers and two ASG detainees were killed. Thus, on March 15, 2005, a standoff with other ASG detainees who participated in the foiled escape plan, ended with casualties of one police officer and twenty-two members of ASG detainees in a short exchange of fire after considering all peaceful means by the Incident Management Team led by no less than Secretary Angelo Reyes of the Department of the Interior and Local Government, where they were criticized for "being indecisive and slow" in finishing off the crisis. Sec. Reyes averred that, the ASG detainees refused to yield their firearms which they
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