Prisoners convicted of heinous crimes also covered by new GCTA law—SC

Even prisoners convicted of heinous crimes are entitled to good conduct time allowance , thereby allowing them to regain their freedom sooner, according to the Supreme Court .

The law provides for the award of GCTA credits to PDLs, who transformed themselves and showed good behavior during their incarceration. “The Court ruled that Article 97 of the RPC , as amended by RA 10592, is clear that any convicted prisoner is entitled to GCTA as long as the prisoner is in any penal institution, rehabilitation or detention center, or any other local jail,” the high tribunal emphasized.The implementation of RA 10592 became controversial in August 2019 due to assumptions that rape-slay convict Antonio Sanchez would take advantage of the law. Sanchez was the former mayor of Calauan, Laguna, who died in 2021.

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