INFANTA, Quezon (PIA)— The BJMP Quezon District Jail through the leadership of Jail Supt. Jack Lord B. Cariño, District Jail Warden, reinforced the help desk in jail to grant persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) and their families with government-provided social welfare and support services.
The formation of help desk is a presidential directive with the support of the Presidential Management Staff (PMS), aimed at extending assistance to PDL and their families that shall include but not limited to medical, shelter, educational, livelihood, transportation, burial and other related services.
Jail Help Desk Officer (JHDO), Jail Officer 2 Joefrie B. Anglo explained a verbal or written request of the PDL or his immediate family members should be forwarded to the help desk for appropriate evaluation and assessment on the request.
“We incessantly exert effort in ensuring that all concerns in frontline services are properly attended, otherwise if such request can’t be addressed in the jail level, it shall be properly referred to other agencies/offices of the Government for their appropriate action,” said Anglo.
Anglo added that duty escort and custodial officers make the necessary follow-up with the concern agency to process the assistance, and in order to immediately provide the requested assistance.
The BJMP Quezon District Jail works closely with the Provincial Social Welfare and Development (PSWD), the Education (Dep Ed) and Health Departments (DOH), all of which are tasked to provide assistance to the needs of PDL under investigation, undergoing trial or serving short sentences, and to their immediate family members. (RMO/PIA Quezon with reports from BJMP-Quezon)
