FAMILIES of detained political prisoners has called on the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) and Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) to allow mass testing of prisoners because of the alarming rise of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases in the country.

In a statement, Kapatid spokesman Fides Lim said that the mass testing will assure them that jails under BJMP’s jurisdiction are indeed 100% safe as claimed by Interior Secretary Eduardo Año.

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