PRISON SPORTS AND RECREATIONAL PROGRAM
Prison sports and recreational program explores the role of sport in prisons and its potential impact on health and well-being, institutional behavior and prisoner rehabilitation, contributing to a safer working and living environment, and helping prisoners to lead law-abiding and useful lives after release. This study aims to assess the extent of the implementation on the prison sports and recreational program for inmates in the Zambales Provincial Jail. Further, it attempts to determine the perceived benefits of this program in their well-being and physical development. This study is a descriptive survey research with the total of 210 inmates. It was found out that the extent of implementation in the individual-dual sports is highly implemented in terms of chess, while not implemented in terms of table tennis, lawn tennis, and badminton, however, the extent of implementation in team sports is high both in basketball and volleyball. On the other hand, the extent of implementation in the recreational activities is high in terms of calisthenics, while not implemented and with moderate implementation in terms of Zumba and jogging respectively. Furthermore, the perceived physical well-being benefits of the prison sports and recreational activities of the jail inmates was highly benefited in terms of physical well-being, psychological well-being, and social well-being. Thus, the proposed Enhanced Prisons’ Sports and Recreational Program for the provincial jail administrators is formulated as part of the prison sports and recreational activities of the inmates.
Prison Sports, Recreational Program, Inmates, Individual-Dual Sports, Team Sports