The document discusses the prison agro-industries manual of the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) in the Philippines. It aims to keep inmates busy and provide income, skills training, and rehabilitation so they can successfully reintegrate into society. Originally an independent unit, the prison agro-industries have been absorbed into BuCor's general structure. This presents both strengths like shared funding, but also weaknesses if not properly managed to prevent misuse of funds or corruption. The manual provides guidelines on compensation for inmate workers, opportunities for private partnerships, and procedures for recording agricultural production, but underreporting remains a threat if oversight is lacking.

1. University Of Cebu
MASTERS IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE EDUCATION
WITH THE SPECIALIZATION IN CRIMINOLOGY
Cebu City
Modern Penology
BUCOR’s
PRISON AGRO-INDUSTRIES MANUAL
Presented to:
Crmgst. PAULINO V. PIOQUINTO MSC,CSP
Instructor
Presented by:
Crmgst. RAE KATHRINE T. GOSOSO
Student

2. • Appreciate the guidelines and policies of
the prison agro-industry manual
• To identify the threats of the said manual
including the strength, weaknesses and
opportunity as well.
• Understand certain policies that needs to
improved.

3. to keep the inmates busy, and to provide them
money for their personal expenses and their families
as well as help them acquire livelihood skills, in
order that they may become productive citizens
once they are released and assimilated back into
the mainstream of society.

4. Historical background
Strength Weakness Opportunity Threat
 The Prison
Agro-
industries of
the BuCor
functioned
as an
independent
unit, having
its own
personnel,
funds and
independent
management.
 It has been
absorbed
into the
general
structure of
the bureau,
including
the funding
of salaries
of the
industry’s
employees
from the
general
fund.
 The prison
of Agro-
Industries
should
retain its
independent
unit of the
BuCor
 Miss-use /
Over use of
the fund
 Serves as
temptation
to
corruption.

5. Strength Weakness Opportunity Threat
The prison agro
industry paid
compensation
to the inmate
Compensation
of the rates are
approved by the
director of
correction or
head of the
prison and penal
farm
Compensation
for the inmates
(workers)
should be
transparent to
them.
Established a
system of
incentives if
they were able
to meet certain
production of
targets or
quotas.
A tendency
that the
inmate
(workers) will
be given a
compensation
that is not
equal or suited
to what they
have worked .
Compensation

6. Strength Weakness Opportunity Threat
The director of
corrections may
allow the
participation of
private investors /
contractor /
entrepreneur,
private volunteer
organizations and
non government
organizations in
the development,
operations and
expansions of
prisons agro-
industry.
Director has a
wide discretion
in entering joint
ventures
Legality of joint
venture
agreement
should be
ascertained by
the Bucor’s legal
office.
There should be
a consideration
on the part of
the (workers)
inmates in terms
of the
production
target or quotas:
It may place the
government and
the inmates at
disadvantage
Private sector participation

7. Strength Weakness Opportunity Threat
Provides
uniform
procedure for
proper
valuation,
recording and
reporting of
agro-industrial
product
acquired or
produced by
the prisons and
penal farms.
There is a lack
of responsible
official to
confirm
reported
output
They should
check possible
underreporting
of farm and
shop produce by
putting a floor
on production
volume.
It may result
from pilferage
Guidelines and policies

8. Reference:
http://www.bucor.gov.ph/publication_agro.html

9. For listening…