Appropriation for Aid to Injured Prisoners

Republic Act No. 9242 provides pecuniary aid to a national prisoner who is injured or disabled while performing certain prison duties.
The appropriation is intended for injuries sustained in the course of preventing a prison riot or jailbreak, or in the performance of duties required in any prison industry.

Section 1 appropriates annually not to exceed PHP 5,000 from the income derived from the Bureau of Prisons–Prison Industries and Salvage Warehouse Revolving Fund.
Section 1 covers a national prisoner who may be injured or disabled while:
- preventing a prison riot or jailbreak; or
- performing duties required of him in any prison industry.
Section 1 limits eligibility to injuries not due to the prisoner’s negligence.
Section 1 allows payment to be made at the time of the prisoner’s release or any time during confinement if the prisoner desires the payment.

Section 1 requires payment to the injured or disabled prisoner either:
- at release from prison, or
- any time during confinement if he desires.
If the prisoner dies as a result of the injury sustained or from any other cause prior to release, Section 1 requires payment to the prisoner’s legal heirs.
Section 1 excludes from eligibility the legal heirs who are offended parties or those who caused the imprisonment.

Section 2 requires the amount of pecuniary aid to be determined by the Director of Prisons.
Section 2 requires approval of the determined amount by the Secretary of Justice.
Section 2 authorizes the Secretary of Justice to promulgate rules and regulations governing the determination and payment of pecuniary aid.
Section 2 imposes a maximum payment limit: the pecuniary aid shall not exceed PHP 500 in any case.