SC sets jail reforms to reduce congestion

SC sets jail reforms to reduce congestion

MANILA, Philippines — To further reduce jail overcrowding, Chief Justice Alexander Gesmundo said the Supreme Court will introduce house arrest, medical confinement and community-supervised release as legal alternatives to detention. Gesmundo highlighted these upcoming procedural reforms in his speech during the Justice Sector Coordinating Council (JSCC) Summit on Monday. “The Supreme Court, for its part,

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