Characterization of persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) at Ilagan City District Jail, Ilagan City, Isabela

The Ilagan District Jail is located in Ilagan City, Isabela that houses Persons Deprived of Liberty (PDLs). The jail is manned by a commissioned officer as district warden assisted by a deputy warden. The jail has a total of one hundred twenty two (122) PDLs. The jail caters to PDLs coming from the city and adjacent municipalities as ordered by the court in their commitment orders. These PDLs are awaiting trials for the cases filed against them and eventually will be transferred to any of the national penitentiaries after final judgment by the court if the sentence given is three years one day and more. Others are left in the same jail wherein the sentence is lower. This study was limited on the characterization of PDLS committed at the Ilagan City District Jail, in Cabagan, Isabela. The researchers made used of a questionnaire to gather the needed data from the respondents. Interview was also conducted in order to verify some vague answers on the questionnaire. Findings of the study on age, most of the respondents are young with an age brackets of 28–37, males, single, Iglesia ni Cristo, reached/finished elementary, self-employed, committed crimes against person and were arraigned, attended 1–5 times court hearings, been in jail for almost 6 months 1 day-12 months and most claimed that they were alleged suspects of the crimes charged against them. It can be concluded that the highest educational attainment and occupation of the respondents have something to do in the commission of the crime. All other profile variables have no significant relationship to the commission of the crimes.