Allowance for Preventive Imprisonment Credits

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Act No. 2557.: Allowance for Preventive Imprisonment Credits

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Title Supreme Court: Allowance for Preventive Imprisonment Credits

Law: Act No. 2557.

Decision Date: Feb 1, 1916

Philippine Law, Act No. 2557 allows persons sentenced in criminal cases to be credited with half of their time served in preventive imprisonment, with exceptions for repeat offenders and certain crimes, and replaces previous provisions stated in Section 93, taking immediate effect upon its enactment.

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