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    New prisoners undergo examination and study at a Reception and Diagnostic Center (RDC) to determine their treatment program and which prison facility they should be transferred to. Inmates are quarantined for 5 days for medical examination and orientation. They then undergo various examinations for 55 days to develop an individualized treatment program before being assigned to a prison. The classification process involves diagnosis of the inmate's personality, treatment planning, executing the treatment program, and re-classification as needs change. The goal is to assign inmates according to characteristics like sentence, health, and criminality for rehabilitation.

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    Correctional Administration 3

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    CA-3 LESSON 3

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    New prisoners undergo examination and study at a Reception and Diagnostic Center (RDC) to determine their treatment program and which prison facility they should be transferred to. Inmates are quarantined for 5 days for medical examination and orientation. They then undergo various examinations for 55 days to develop an individualized treatment program before being assigned to a prison. The classification process involves diagnosis of the inmate's personality, treatment planning, executing the treatment program, and re-classification as needs change. The goal is to assign inmates according to characteristics like sentence, health, and criminality for rehabilitation.

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    LESSON 3: ADMISSION AND CONFINEMENT OF INMATES

    Reception and Diagnostic Center (RDC)


    This is a special unit of prison where new prisoners undergo diagnostic examination,
    study and observation for determining the program of treatment and training best suited to their
    needs and the institution to which they should be transferred.

    Quarantine Unit or Cell


    Upon admission of in the reception and diagnostic center, an inmate shall be placed in
    quarantine for at least five (5) days during which he shall be:

     Given a physical examination to determine any physical illness or handicap or mental


    ailment and to segregate those suspected of having an infectious disease. If found sick, the
    inmate shall be immediately confined in the prison hospital.
     Oriented with prison rules;
     Interviewed by the counsellor, social worker or other program staff officers. The interview
    shall be conducted in private.

    Assignment of Inmates

    After the quarantine period, the inmate shall remain in the Reception and Diagnostic Center for
    a period not exceeding fifty-five (55) days where he shall undergo psychiatric, psychological,
    sociological, vocational, educational and religious and other examinations.

    The result of the said examinations shall be the basis for the inmate’s individualized treatment
    program, thereafter, he shall be assigned to prison facility as may be recommended by the Chief
    of the reception and Diagnostic Center.

    RDC’s Staff
    Psychiatrists
    Psychologist
    Sociologist
    Educational Counsel
    Vocational Counsel
    Chaplain
    Medical Officer

    Admission Procedures in Prison


     Receiving
     Checking commitment papers;
     Establishing identity of the prisoner;
     Searching Prisoner;
     Assignment to quarters

    Admission of Inmates
    An inmate shall be admitted in the Reception and Diagnostic Center of a prison upon
    presentation of the following documents:
     Mittimus/ Commitment Order of the court
     Information and Court Decision in the case
     Certification of Detention; if any; and
     Certification that the case of the inmate is not on appeal.

    Admission Process
    After registration, the inmate shall be photographed, from and side view, fingerprinted and
    assigned a permanent prison number.
    The male shall then be given a regulation haircut and his beard/ mustache, if any, shall be
    shaven off.

    THE CLASSIFICATION PROCESS


    Classification Board
    Every person shall have a classification Board that shall classify inmates in accordance with
    this chapter. The board shall be composed of the following:

    Chairman Superintendent
    Vice-chairman Chief, Reception and Diagnostic Center
    Members Medical Officer
    Chief, Education Section
    Chief, Agro-Indusrty Section
    Secretary chief Overseer

    Classification- the assigning or grouping of inmates according to their sentence, gender, age,
    nationality, health, criminal records, dangerousness, etc.
    FOUR SEPARATE BUT COORDINATED PROCEDURES OF CLASSIFICATION

    DIAGNOSIS
    The prisoners’ case history is taken and his personality studied. Through examination and
    observations, the RDC’s staff determines the nature and extent of the person’s criminality and
    the extent to which he may be rehabilitated.

    TREATMENT PLANNING
    This is the formulation of a tentative treatment program best suited to the needs and interest of
    an individual prisoner, based on the findings of the RDC’s staff.

    EXECUTION OF THE TREATMENT PROGRAM


    This is the application of the treatment program and policies by the classification committee.

    RE-CLASSIFICATION
    The treatment program is kept current with the inmates changing needs and with new analysis,
    based on any information not available at the time of the initial classification committee meeting
    of the inmate’s case, which continues from time of the first classification until the inmates are
    released.

    Reading Enhancement:

    http://agentedilindap.blogspot.com/2006/05/reception-and-diagnostic-center-rdc.html

    https://www.corrections.sa.gov.au/prison/prison-life/admission-process

    https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/2016/05/23/revised-irr-of-republic-act-no-10575/

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