Preso: A documentary about the inmates of Sablayan Prison and Penal Farm

Date of Publication

2017

Document Type

Bachelor's Thesis

Degree Name

Bachelor of Arts Major in Communication Arts

College

College of Liberal Arts

Department/Unit

Communication

Thesis Adviser

Clodualdo A. Del Mundo, Jr.

Defense Panel Member

Marc Pitoc
Jerome Chua
Kristoffer G. Brugada

Abstract/Summary

Preso (prisoner) tells the story of three inmates serving their sentence in the Sablayan Prison and Penal Farm (SPPF), located in Occidental Mindoro. It features mayor (a prisoner turned leader of a brigada), Tatay (the oldest inmate there), and Felismino (an inmate struggling with his mental health).

Their penitentiary, SPPF, is one of the seven operating prisons under the Department of Justice in the Philippines. Unlike the usual prison, the inmates residing in SPFF can roam around the area without much restrictions instead of being locked in concrete structures behind metal bars. However, despite the freedom that they possess, the inmates still have the same problems other prisoners would have. This film also takes a look into the Philippines justice system and how the inmates cope up with the struggles they encounter because of it. This thesis verifies that most, if not all, of the prisoners is at one point a victim of the country's prejudiced justice system.

This documentary film was done mainly because the proponents believe that the public should be more aware of the situations of prisoners, know what the government is doing to rehabilitate them, and break the stereotypes that are being attached to convicts.

Abstract Format

html

Language

English

Format

Print

Accession Number

TU21334

Shelf Location

Archives, The Learning Commons, 12F, Henry Sy Sr. Hall

Physical Description

59 leaves ; 28 cm.

Keywords

Prisoners--Philippines--Social conditions; Prison administration--Philippines; Sablayan Prison and Penal Farm (Philippines); Justice, Administration of--Philippines

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