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Govt to include prisoner-owned businesses in MSME ecosystem

The Indonesian government is aiming to support the growth of businesses owned by prisoners by integrating them into the ...

Indonesia, Malaysia explore inmate exchange program

The Indonesian and Malaysian governments are exploring new cooperation in law and corrections through an inmate ...

Indonesia, Switzerland explore cooperation on prisoner transfers

The governments of Indonesia and Switzerland explored the possibility of forging a pact for the transfer of prisoners, ...

Drugs eradication: Shifting from incarceration to rehabilitation

Indonesia revised its Criminal Code (KUHP) in 2023, legislating Law No. 1 of 2023, which will take effect in January ...

700 drug convicts eligible for amnesty: Minister Agtas

Law Minister Supratman Andi Agtas informed that the government has determined at least 700 prisoners convicted for drug ...

Ministry inspects Eid family visits at Cipinang Correctional Facility

The Coordinating Ministry for Political and Security Affairs monitored family visitation arrangements at the Class I ...

RI repatriates Chinese fugitives wanted for economic crimes

The Directorate General of Immigration arrested two Chinese citizens wanted by their country over their involvement in ...

Govt grants special Eid, Nyepi remissions to over 150 thousand inmates

Indonesia's Immigration and Penitentiary Affairs Ministry awarded special remissions and sentence reductions to ...

East Java: Some 15 thousand inmates proposed for Eid remission

A total of 15,086 Muslim inmates in East Java have been proposed to receive special remission in commemoration of Eid ...

Prabowo’s remote island prison for corruptors gains DPR support

President Prabowo Subianto's plan to build a prison on a remote island for corrupt individuals could improve ...

Ministry to tackle overcrowding in prisons after inmate escape

Minister of Immigration and Corrections, Agus Andrianto, has said that his ministry will address the problem of prison ...

Government seeks to draft law on prisoner transfer

Coordinating Minister for Law, Human Rights, Immigration, and Corrections Yusril Ihza Mahendra stated that his ministry ...

Indonesia, Netherlands discuss plan to repatriate Dutch inmates

Coordinating Minister for Law, Human Rights, Immigration, and Corrections, Yusril Ihza Mahendra, and Dutch Ambassador ...

RI vows to review request for transfer of three Bulgarian prisoners

Coordinating Minister for Law, Human, Rights, Immigration, and Corrections Yusril Ihza Mahendra has pledged to ...

Indonesia holds 14 nationals deported from Turkey for terror links

The National Counter-Terrorism Agency is currently holding 14 Indonesian nationals associated with foreign terrorist ...