Inmates of the Valenzuela City jail whose elementary and high school studies are cut short due to their detention will now have a chance to finish them through the Department of Education's Alternative Learning System (ALS) program.

Chief Inspector Gerald Q. Bantag, Valenzuela City jail warden, said the program dubbed "Kakosa Ko sa Karunungan ang ALS " or “KKK ang ALS” is part of the agency's rehabilitation program for the city inmates.

Studies showed that the main problem of inmates released from jail is reintegration in communities or society.

Bantag said that initially, some 60 inmates, will benefit from the 10-month program of the DepEd alternative learning system.

He said preparing them, such as giving them chance to finish their studies, is one of the ways to reintegrate themselves faster with society once they are out of jail. Bantag said classes will be held Tuesdays and Fridays from 8 a.m. to 12: noon at the city jail's holding area.

After the orientation, classes will start by September 14, Tuesday, with inmates getting formal school lessons.

Mayor Sherwin T. Gatchalian, an advocate of DepEd's vision of "Education for All", also lauded the ALS as one of the avenues to uplift the education system in the city.

The city mayor said the ALS program which aims to provide out-of-school youth and adults with learning opportunities  will enable them to think critically and creatively, act innovatively and humanly and achieve their learning goals to become an active member of society.

The ten-month long classes will equip the inmate learners enough basic education knowledge to prepare them for next year's accreditation and equivalency examinations.