Department of Interior and Local Goverment

Bureau of Jail Management and Penology

Dasmariñas City Jail

Brgy. Burol I Congressional Road, Dasmariñas City, Cavite

JAIL HISTORY

DASMARIÑAS CITY JAIL FORMERLY DASMARIÑAS MUNICIPAL JAIL IS A SEPARATE BUILDING WHICH WAS BUILT THRU EFFORT OF J/SINSP ALEJANDRA L DELA CRUZ, JAIL WARDEN, AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT OF DASMARIÑAS, DUE TO THE RAPID INCREASE OF ITS JAIL POPULATION AND BRISK DEVELOPMENT AND TRUE ENOUGH AFTER THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW BUILDING , INMATE WERE TRANSFERRED ON AUGUST 9, 1995. ON JULY 31, 2004 J.SINSP ZENAIDA N RIVERA TOOK OVER AS THE NEW WARDEN. THEN ON AUGUST 27, 2007 J/CINSP FILIPINAS T FULGENCIO BECAME THE JAIL OIC AND ON AUGUST 8, 2009 J/CINSP MAYLA A CHUA, M.D TOOK OVER AS THE NEW WARDEN.

AFTER THE CITY HOOD OF DASMARIÑAS THRU A PLEBE CITE HELD LAST NOVEMBER 25, 2009, WHEREIN THE "YES" VOTE PREVAILED. THE DASMARIÑAS MUNICIPAL JAIL BECAME CITY JAIL THRU A RESOLUTION PASSED BY THE CITY GOVERMENT.