By Dominic B. dela Cruz
Staff reporter
Batac City—Jail officials here are closely monitoring three persons deprived of liberty (PDL) who are currently suffering from tuberculosis (TB).
Jail Sr. Insp. Antonio Sapaden said they have isolated the three PDLs in their infirmary’s isolation room.
Health professionals diagnosed the said PDLs last April and the City Health Office here are medicating them for free.
The TB patients are facing illegal drugs and murder cases.
Mr. Sapaden reported that there are no other communicable diseases in their jail except for tuberculosis cases.
He thanked the BJMP regional office and the city health office for providing the medicines to the detainees.
As of press time, the city jail currently has population of 211; nine females and 202 males.
Mr. Sapaden hopes that they can soon use the newly completed expansion.
He said the expansion building still needs a power transformer as well as the completion of its perimeter fence.
He disclosed that they will soon again request these needs from the city government here.