Supreme Court eyeing house arrest, compassionate release for inmates

MANILA, Philippines – To further reduce jail overcrowding, Chief Justice Alexander Gesmundo said the Supreme Court (SC) is considering introducing house arrest, medical confinement, and community-supervised release as legal alternatives to detention. Gesmundo highlighted these upcoming procedural changes in his speech during the Justice Sector Coordinating Council (JSCC) Summit “The Supreme Court, for its part,