MANILA, Philippines — A total of 401 inmates were released yesterday from prisons under the supervision of the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor).
The release of the inmates will decongest the seven prisons and penal farms in the country, the BuCor said.
Of the number, 163 inmates were freed from the New Bilibid Prison in Muntinlupa while 99 others were released from the Davao Prison and Penal Farm.
The BuCor reported that 39 inmates were released from the Correctional Institution for Women in Mandaluyong City.
The other freed inmates were from the Leyte Regional Prison, 47; San Ramon Prison and Penal Farm, 29; Iwahig Prison and Penal Farm, 18, and six from the Sablayan Prison and Penal Farm.
The BuCor said 169 inmates were given parole. Sixty-five others were acquitted of various crimes.
The rest of the freed inmates had their maximum sentences expired due to the Good Conduct Time Allowance.