Number of Detainees for the Distribution of the Detainees Notebook
OCA Circular No. 36-15, issued on February 23, 2015, mandates Executive Judges of the First and Second Level Trial Courts in the National Capital Judicial Region to report the number of detainees in their jurisdictions. This information is necessary for the distribution of the "Detainees Notebook," a tool aimed at decongesting holding jails and ensuring the rights of accused persons to bail and a speedy trial, as per the guidelines established in the Court's earlier resolution. Judges must submit this information by February 27, 2015, to facilitate the distribution by the Humanitarian Legal Assistance Foundation. Compliance with this directive is required.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- OCA Circular No. 36-15
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Supreme Court Issuances
- Subcategory
- Office of the Court Administrator Circulars
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
February 23, 2015
OCA CIRCULAR NO. 36-15
| TO | : | The Executive Judges of the First and Second Level Trial Courts in the National Capital Judicial Region |
| SUBJECT | : | Number of Detainees for the Distribution of the Detainees Notebook |
Section 15 (c) of the 18 March 2014 Resolution of the Court in "A.M. No. 12-11-2-SC (Guidelines for Decongesting Holding Jails by Enforcing the Rights of Accused Persons to Bail and to Speedy Trial), provides that "[e]ach court shall maintain a 'Detainees Notebook,' that shall be supplied by the Office of the Court Administrator . . . ." In view of the foregoing, you are hereby directed to inform this Office, no later than 27 February 2015, Friday, of the number of detainees in your respective jurisdictions to facilitate the distribution of the Detainees Notebook, which shall be undertaken by the Humanitarian Legal Assistance Foundation, as stated in the Memorandum of this Office dated 13 February 2015.
For strict compliance.
(SGD.) JOSE MIDAS P. MARQUEZCourt Administrator
Cite This Law
Number of Detainees for the Distribution of the Detainees Notebook, OCA Circular No. 36-15, Feb 23, 2015 (Philippines)
Number of Detainees for the Distribution of the Detainees Notebook, OCA Circular No. 36-15 (Phil. 2015)
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