Prisoner Compensation and Sentencing Act

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Act No. 2489: Prisoner Compensation and Sentencing Act

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Title Supreme Court: Prisoner Compensation and Sentencing Act

Law: Act No. 2489

Decision Date: Feb 5, 1915

A Philippine law is enacted to incentivize industrial activity and early release of reformed prisoners through special compensation, credits, and modifications in their sentences, with specific provisions for workmen, disbursement of compensation, eligibility rules, good conduct time credits, sentence modification for life imprisonment, forfeiture of credits for misconduct, extension of benefits to first-class workmen, and limitations on previous convictions.

prisoner incentive

special compensation

credits

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