She might as well be talking about the detention cells of the pork scam crowd.
“In a statement on the weekend, Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago called attention to her resolution directing the Senate committee on justice to investigate the ‘extravagant lifestyle of rich prisoners and the double standard applied in treating inmates’ at the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) maximum security compound,” reports Christian V. Esguerra in Philippine Daily Inquirer.
Resolution No. 525, which Santiago filed last October, seeks to “prevent luxurious conditions in prisons.”
Santiago said, “How can there be justice in our correctional system when we have a double standard between poor and rich inmates? These prisoners are supposed to be experiencing punishment for their crimes, not taking a vacation. They are making a mockery out of the justice system by turning our jails into their own private resorts.”
Santiago added, “Under the equal protection clause of the Constitution, all persons similarly situated should receive similar treatment. It does not matter whether you’re a Johnny caught picking pockets or a Johnny charged with plunder. All detainees and prisoners, whether common criminals or senators, should have the same accommodations.”
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