
33 convicts freed under GCTA surrender in W. Visayas
33 heinous crime convicts freed by the Police Regional Office in Western Visayas under the GCTA Law have voluntarily surrendered to various police stations on the region.
33 heinous crime convicts freed by the Police Regional Office in Western Visayas under the GCTA Law have voluntarily surrendered to various police stations on the region.
Three senators are moving for the repeal of Republic Act (RA) 10592 or the Good Conduct Time Allowance (GCTA) law, after public outcry over revelations a town mayor convicted of rape and murder was about to be freed, in addition to the release of more than 200 prisoners.
The late senator Miriam Defensor Santiago wrote in 2010 that the measure would decongest prisons through the grant to prisoners of good conduct time allowance for ‘participating in literacy, skills and values development programs.’