Negros Occidental PDLs seek ouster of jail warden over unfair treatment

Persons Deprived of Liberty (PDLs) at the Negros Occidental District Jail (NODJ) in Barangay Tabunan, Bago City held a noise barrage on Thursday morning, Aug. 28, calling for the ouster of jail warden Jail Chief Insp. Crisyrel Awe due to unfair treatment.

- By GLAZYL MASCULINO

Jail Senior Insp. Juniven Umadhay, spokesperson of the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology-Negros Island Region (BJMP-NIR), said the protest action came days after a gun was thrown inside the facility on Sunday, Aug. 24, which prompted the jail to implement stringent measures for the safety of the personnel and PDLs.

Umadhay said that two PDLs have been isolated after they were identified through intelligence information and investigation that they were the alleged recipients of a homemade .45 caliber pistol with a magazine and seven live bullets thrown over the perimeter wall.

The separation of these two PDLs from other inmates is a precautionary measure to protect them from any retribution from their alleged security violations, he added.