Director of Security and Intelligence Tatan Dirsan Atmaja said Sunday that engaging inmates in food production not only supports self-sufficiency but also helps maintain order and discipline in correctional facilities.
“Effective mentoring directly correlates with better security and order in detention and juvenile correction centers,” Atmaja said in a statement.
He added that the ministry is implementing food security initiatives under 13 acceleration programs introduced by Minister of Immigration and Corrections Agus Andrianto.
“Inmates are instructed to take part in food production by making use of idle land,” he said.
Atmaja noted that about 54 percent of unused land managed by the Directorate General of Corrections could be developed into agricultural areas to train and employ inmates.
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“They receive the necessary skills training before cultivating the land to support national food security,” he added.
The ministry has also partnered with the Ministry of Manpower to provide vocational training for inmates to ensure their productive reintegration into society.
President Prabowo has repeatedly underscored the importance of food and energy self-sufficiency amid global uncertainty since taking office on October 20 last year.
In his address to the 80th United Nations General Assembly in New York on September 23, Prabowo reaffirmed Indonesia’s commitment to building resilient food supply chains and modernizing the agricultural sector to boost productivity and national resilience.
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