Question & AnswerQ&A (BOC MEMORANDUM)
Prison manpower shall not be utilized for any private endeavor for the benefit of any officer or employee of the prison, such as using minimum security prisoners as herders or caretakers for privately-owned businesses.
No, officials and employees are not allowed to utilize Bureau properties, facilities, buildings, equipment, vehicles, and materials for private industrial or agricultural purposes without proper authority.
Backyard gardening, cattle fattening, swine and poultry raising are allowed within the confines of authorized residences.
Personnel may enter into a compromise agreement with the Bureau where the animals are taken care of by the penal institution on a 50/50 sharing of offspring basis, starting with the first offspring going to the Bureau and the next to the owner.
Penal Institution Superintendents, chiefs of units and divisions of the different prisons/penal farms under the Bureau of Corrections must lead by example.
Violators will be subject to administrative or disciplinary action pursuant to the Civil Service Rules and Regulations and the Anti-Graft Laws.
They must prepare and submit reports on their respective Annual Targets and monthly accomplishment reports to the BUCOR Head Office.
The memorandum was adopted on February 1, 1994.
No, only activities within authorized residences such as backyard gardening and animal raising are allowed without additional authority. Any other use requires proper authorization.
To prevent the exploitation of prisoner labor for private benefit and unauthorized use of Bureau resources, ensuring lawful and ethical management of penal institutions.