BJMP captures runaway inmate in Ormoc

ORMOC CITY, Leyte, March 9 (PNA) -– The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) personnel captured a fugitive inmate in a manhunt operation few hours after he escaped from the city jail here, Tuesday afternoon.

Reynante G. Bolasteg, who faces drug-related charges enjoyed short-term liberty, but did not succeed when the jail personnel got him and put him back to the reformatory cell hours later.

City jail warden Chief Insp. Benjamin Catudio declined to provide details as to how the “resident” escaped and where he was captured.

Acting chief of Police Station 1 Chief Insp. Castor Cabilogan said around 4 p.m. Tuesday, city jail personnel came to the station and informed that Bolasteg dripped from jail. Immediately, they conducted verification and confirmed the report.

The fugitive was reported to have been arrested in the evening by the jail personnel in a pursuit operation but no details were divulged by the warden.

Cabilogan disclosed that following a directive, they visited the jail Monday and accounted 358 inmates, 20 of them female.

The jail capacity is more than triple the number resulting to congested residence for inmates.

The Leyte sub-provincial jail was also visited and accounted 119 detainees, five were female. (PNA)

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