#correctional

Collection of correctional news, found 37 news.

Minister vows to wipe out drug trafficking in prisons

Indonesian Immigration and Corrections Minister Agus Andrianto reaffirmed his ministry's commitment to eradicating ...

Indonesia, Macau boost counterterrorism cooperation

Indonesia’s National Counterterrorism Agency (BNPT) has launched cooperation with China’s Macau Judiciary ...

Nyepi Day momentum for correctional guidance over punishment: Minister

Indonesia’s corrections ministry linked the values of Nyepi, the Balinese Day of Silence, to its ...

Indonesia plans visa reform to attract more foreign students

The Ministry of Higher Education, Science, and Technology (Kemdiktisaintek) and the Ministry of Immigration and ...

Jayapura Immigration took action against 115 foreigners in 2025

The Jayapura Immigration Office has prosecuted 115 foreign nationals throughout 2025, a decrease from the previous ...

Chinese New Year: Indonesia grants sentence cuts to 44 inmates

Indonesian Immigration and Corrections Minister Agus Andrianto announced the granting of special remissions and prison ...

Indonesia prepares 2,460 sites for community service sentences

Immigration and Correctional Affairs Minister Agus Andrianto stated that the ministry has designated more than ...

Indonesia enters new milestone with new criminal code: Minister

Indonesia has reached a pivotal milestone in national legal development as this year marks the enforcement of the new ...

Nusakambangan: From maximum security to hub of hope

The year 2025 marks a new historical milestone for the correctional system on Nusakambangan Island, which has now ...

Indonesia grants special Christmas remission to over 16,000 inmates

The Indonesian government has granted special remissions and sentence reductions to over 16 thousand Catholic and ...

Prison head dismissed over forcing Muslim inmates to eat dog meat

Indonesia's Immigration and Corrections Minister Agus Andrianto confirmed the dismissal of the head of the ...

Indonesia to use idle lands for inmates empowerment

Immigration and Corrections Minister Agus Andrianto has pledged to transform idle land owned by the ministry into ...

Inmate empowerment program to boost Indonesia’s food security: Govt

Indonesia’s Ministry of Immigration and Corrections said empowering inmates through agricultural programs would ...

Immigration grants 1,012 Golden Visas, investment hits Rp48 trillion

The Directorate General of Immigration at the Ministry of Immigration and Correctional has issued 1,012 Indonesian ...

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 ...