Authors :
Cherry P. Reamico
Volume/Issue :
Volume 7 - 2022, Issue 5 - May
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DOI :
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6609365
Abstract :
The Philippines was one of the countries with
the highest imprisonment rate for every one hundred
thousand people in the population. Based on the relevant
data gathered from the World Prison Brief (2020), an
increasing trend in the prison population of the country
can be observed. In 2016, the total prison population
increased to 142,168 with a prison population rate of 140.
In 2019, the total prison population ultimately reached
215,000 with a prison population rate of 200. Based on the
Mandela rule, prisoners shall be called Person Deprived
of Liberty (PDL) who, under the guideline of the United
Nations, are entitled to minimum humanitarian
treatment. The study employed the qualitative method of
research using case study approach. This will be used in
describing the reintegration lived experiences of the
former PDL in the Iriga City Jail and their coping
mechanism on the challenges of their reintegration in the
local context. The study employed the qualitative method
of research using case study approach.
The findings below were revealed in the study.
1. The former PDL experiences anxiety sensitivity on how
other people may treat them. They also experienced trust
issue from friends and relatives. The PDLs also were
seeking for acceptance with fair treatment from the
community members. They also expressed some difficulty
on having job opportunity. As part of their day-to-day
living, their life-long learnings while inside the city jail
were somehow instilled to them; and,
2. The results that having the feeling of acceptance from
the community, mind shifting, support from the family
members, and being hopeful to positive eventualities were
very important coping mechanisms in the reintegration
process of any former PDL, for them to gain back and
boost their self-confidence and live a normal life.
The conclusions below were drawn in the study.
1. There were shared lived experiences of the former
PDLs in the reintegration process which notably
highlights their anxiety sensitivity, seeking for fair
treatment from the community members, the difficulty on
having job opportunity, and the life-long learnings
instilled to them while inside the city jail.
2. Having the feeling of acceptance from the community,
mind shifting, support from the family members, and
being hopeful to positive eventualities were very
important coping mechanisms in the reintegration
process of any former PDL, for them to gain back and
boost their self-confidence and live a normal life.
Keywords :
Lived Experiences, Persons Deprived of Liberty, Reintegration.
The Philippines was one of the countries with
the highest imprisonment rate for every one hundred
thousand people in the population. Based on the relevant
data gathered from the World Prison Brief (2020), an
increasing trend in the prison population of the country
can be observed. In 2016, the total prison population
increased to 142,168 with a prison population rate of 140.
In 2019, the total prison population ultimately reached
215,000 with a prison population rate of 200. Based on the
Mandela rule, prisoners shall be called Person Deprived
of Liberty (PDL) who, under the guideline of the United
Nations, are entitled to minimum humanitarian
treatment. The study employed the qualitative method of
research using case study approach. This will be used in
describing the reintegration lived experiences of the
former PDL in the Iriga City Jail and their coping
mechanism on the challenges of their reintegration in the
local context. The study employed the qualitative method
of research using case study approach.
The findings below were revealed in the study.
1. The former PDL experiences anxiety sensitivity on how
other people may treat them. They also experienced trust
issue from friends and relatives. The PDLs also were
seeking for acceptance with fair treatment from the
community members. They also expressed some difficulty
on having job opportunity. As part of their day-to-day
living, their life-long learnings while inside the city jail
were somehow instilled to them; and,
2. The results that having the feeling of acceptance from
the community, mind shifting, support from the family
members, and being hopeful to positive eventualities were
very important coping mechanisms in the reintegration
process of any former PDL, for them to gain back and
boost their self-confidence and live a normal life.
The conclusions below were drawn in the study.
1. There were shared lived experiences of the former
PDLs in the reintegration process which notably
highlights their anxiety sensitivity, seeking for fair
treatment from the community members, the difficulty on
having job opportunity, and the life-long learnings
instilled to them while inside the city jail.
2. Having the feeling of acceptance from the community,
mind shifting, support from the family members, and
being hopeful to positive eventualities were very
important coping mechanisms in the reintegration
process of any former PDL, for them to gain back and
boost their self-confidence and live a normal life.
Keywords :
Lived Experiences, Persons Deprived of Liberty, Reintegration.