A TOTAL of 24,092 inmates who are detained in 414 city, district and municipal jails nationwide under the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) are expected to vote in the May 10 national and local elections.
BJMP Director Rosendo Dial on Thursday said the figure represents 44 percent of the total jail population of 58,766 inmates nationwide.
The 24,092 inmates availed themselves of voters’ registration conducted by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) last Oct. 26.
Of the number, Dial said 5,677 inmates are detained in the National Capital Region, which maintains 23 district jails.
Davao City though has the most number of registered inmates in a jail with 1,008 voters.
The BJMP chief said the Comelec will put up special polling precincts in jails with more than 100 voters, and their respective jail wardens will have to coordinate with the local Comelec offices to set up the polling precincts. (PIA-Bohol)
