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117 convicts positive for coronavirus in BuCor prisons
The Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) confirmed 117 COVID-19 cases and four deaths among persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) as of May 14, according to the Department of Justice (DOJ).
Of the confirmed cases, 40 are from the National Bilibid Prison and 77 are from the Correctional Institute for Women (CIW).
Three CIW inmates and one from Bilibid have died.
Nine PDLs have recovered from the virus, with at least eight of them being women from the CIW.
BuCor is monitoring 31 suspected and 80 probable COVID-19 cases among its PDL population.
The DOJ has simplified requirements for parole and executive clemency applications in response to calls for the release of vulnerable inmates.
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