[ OCA CIRCULAR NO. 56-2014, April 15, 2014 ]

[ OCA CIRCULAR NO. 56-2014, April 15, 2014 ]

[ OCA CIRCULAR NO. 56-2014, April 15, 2014 ]

TO : ALL JUDGES AND CLERKS OF COURT OF THE FIRST AND SECOND LEVEL COURTS

SUBJECT : GUIDELINES FOR DECONGESTING HOLDING JAILS BY ENFORCING THE RIGHTS OF ACCUSED PERSONS TO BAIL AND TO SPEEDY TRIAL

Finding merit in the recommendation of the Supreme Court Committee for the Decongestion of Provincial, City, and Municipal Jails, the Honorable Court En Banc, in its A.M. No. 12-11-2-SC dated March 18, 2014, issued "Guidelines for Decongesting Holding Jails by Enforcing the Rights of Accused Persons to Bail and to Speedy Trial," the full text of which is appended herein as "Annex A".

The guidelines were published in the Philippine Daily Inquirer last March 28, 2014, and it shall take effect on May 1, 2014.

For your information, guidance, and strict compliance.

April 15, 2014

(SGD.) JOSE MIDAS P. MARQUEZ Court Administrator

* see A.M. No. 12-11-2-SC attached in the Hard Copy of OCA CIRCULAR NO. 56-2014