Section 5Sec./Art. 5

Establishment of Separate Facilities for PDLs Convicted of Heinous Crimes. There shall be established and maintained a separate, secure, and sanitary penitentiary for the custody and safekeeping of PDLs convicted of heinous crimes serving sentences in the prison facilities of the BuCor.

The separate facility for PDLs convicted of heinous crimes shall be built in a suitable location to be determined by the Secretary of Justice, away from the general population and other PDLs and preferably within a military establishment or on an island separate from the mainland.

The facility shall be located in a secured and isolated place to ensure that there isnounwarranted contact or communication from outside of the penal institution. There shall be at least three (3) separate facilities for high-level offenders, with one (1) facility each in Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao.

Upon the establishment of such facilities, the BuCor shall include in its classification system PDLs convicted of heinous crimes as defined in thisActwho shall serve their sentences in such separate facilities.