The Effects of Reintegration of a Prisoners into Society in Bagong Silang Caloocan City

Abstract

Jail is a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government. The detainees include either accused persons awaiting trial or those who have convicted of a crime. Jails are generally small prisons run by the individual countries and cities, though some jails in larger communities maybe larger and hold more inmates than a regular prison can. As with prison, some jails have different wings for certain types of offender, and have work programs for inmates who demonstrate good behavior. The prison policy hope that the staff in the environment would rehabilitate prisoners and fit them for a more productive life on release. In the 1970’s, a series of studies showed that this aim was not being achieved and it became clear that there is disillusionment with the concept. Rehabilitation is now sought as an active course of a prison sentence although limited facilities are made available to prisoners, for example, to gain education, where the overcrowding of the system does not make it possible, the educators visit the prisons to teach relevant topics/courses. Other prisons provide livelihood programs to detainees. The researchers want to get the perception of the person deprived of liberty of the effectiveness of the reintegration of the prisoners into the society in bagong silang, Caloocan City. The researchers utilized the descriptive method of research to show the appraisal of the respondents on the quality of the effects of reintegration of a prisoners into Society Bagong Silang, Caloocan City. The research involves collecting data in order to determine the answer to a question concerning quality. It also involves a descriptive recording analysis and interpretation of the conditions that exist. A descriptive method is a broad class of non-experimental studies and the most appropriate method for this study since the methods observes, describes and documents the demographic profile of the respondents and their appraisal to the Persons Deprived of Liberty and Community or PDL. The basic reason for carrying the descriptive research is to identify the cause of the latest events and happenings it is concerned with. The respondents are described according to different demographic profiles. Majority of the respondents are from the age bracket 36-40 years old; 86.6% are male, 50% are single, 33.33% are college graduate and high school graduate, 40% are 6-10 years in the length of service. There are effects of reintegration of a prisoners into society that are good for themselves. There are also a problems encountered by the persons deprived of liberty in the society and there are people who were changed in prison. The result of this study can be used by the persons deprived of liberty to improve their self confidence to face the community. It can also be used as a reference to become a productive and successful citizen to prevent them to become recidivists.