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Bomb explodes at Lhokseumawe prison

A bomb exploded at a correctional facility in Lhokseumawe district, Aceh province, on Sunday, leaving two of its ...

Govt mulling super maximum security prison for drug lord convicts

The Indonesian government is considering turning outlying islands into super maximum security prisons for terrorists, ...

UN must respect Indonesian sovereignty on death penalty

House of Representatives Deputy Speaker Fadli Zon reiterated that the United Nations must respect Indonesian rule of ...

Indonesian AG set to carry out third wave of executions

Any move to execute convicts on the death row continues to draw strong criticism since many NGOs strongly oppose and ...

Existence of ISIS alarms Indonesia: Ansyaad Mbai

Tangible counterterrorism efforts, including massive media campaigns, deradicalization, and safeguarding mosques and ...

16 prisoners escape from Doyo Correctional House in Jayapura

As many as 16 drug convicts escaped from the Doyo Correctional House in Jayapura, Papua, on Monday. Head of the ...

Narcotics agency uncovers drug trafficking controlled from prison

The National Narcotics Agency (BNN) has revealed a drug trafficking syndicate controlled from the Cirebon Correctional ...

President will raise status of narcotics agency head to ministerial level

President Joko Widodo has committed to raise the status of National Narcotics Agency (BNN) head to a ministerial level ...

Govt to intensify fight against drug trafficking

President Joko Widodo has called for intense efforts to fight the distribution of narcotic drugs in view of the ...

50% of narcotics circulated in prisons: President Jokowi

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has estimated that about 50 percent illegal drugs in Indonesia are circulated through ...

Organizing Committee of the 13th UN Congress on Crime Prevention: Qatar demonstrates Criminal Justice and Crime Prevention by exhibiting inmates Art

For some inmates of the Qatar Penal Institution and Correctional Administration, freedom means the ability to create ...

Thai Princess Cites Role of Education in Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice

HRH Princess Bajrakitiyabha Mahidol of Thailand, underscored the importance of education in fighting crime in the ...

Protests spread across US, more troops deployed to prevent fresh Ferguson riots

Protests spread across the United States late Tuesday and more than 2,000 National Guard troops were deployed in the ...

Government accused of being too generous in giving parole

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) accused the government of being too generous to release corruption ...

Indonesian govt gives sentence remissions to 74,468 prisoners

The Government of Indonesia through the Law and Human Rights Ministry has given remissions to 74,468 prisoners across ...