#prison overcapacity

Collection of prison overcapacity news, found 16 news.

Criminal Code did not come out of nowhere: Ministry

The Law and Human Rights Ministry stressed that the Criminal Code, which was ratified on December 6, 2022, was created ...

Restorative justice in new Criminal Code addresses prison overcapacity

Minister of Law and Human Rights Yasonna Hamonangan Laoly stated that the principle of restorative justice in the ...

Drug users must not be rehabilitated more than twice: official

The acting director general of human rights at the Law and Human Rights Ministry, Dhahana Putra, has said that the ...

Minister prioritizes completion of amendment to Narcotics Law

Law and Human Rights Minister Yasonna Laoly prioritized completing discussion on the bill of Second Amendment to Law ...

Indonesians competing in elections must be declared drug free: Granat

The National Anti-Narcotics Movement (Granat) has proposed that all figures competing in Indonesia's 2024 ...

BNN, Customs bust drug smuggling rackets in Medan, Denpasar

The Bali Provincial Narcotics Agency (BNNP) and the Finance Ministry have busted drug distribution networks in Medan ...

Indonesian police hunt down Singapore-Malaysia drug ring member

The Banjarmasin city police has planned to issue an Interpol red notice through Indonesia's National Police ...

Law Minister calls for transformation of correctional facilities

Minister of Law and Human Rights Yasonna Hamonangan Laoly here on Tuesday, asked correctional facilities in ...

Inmates' transfer temporarily solves prison overcrowding issue

Deputy Minister of Law and Human Rights Edward Omar Sharif Hiariej believes that transferring inmates to another prison ...

Police seize 471.6 kg of dried marijuana from eight suspects in Medan

A joint team of police officers from Jakarta and Medan recently arrested eight members of the Aceh-North ...

Expect Narcotics Law revision to address prison overcapacity: minister

Minister of Law and Human Rights, Yasonna Hamonangan Laoly, has expressed the hope that the revision to Law No. 35 of ...

Inmates of Bagansiapiapi prison in Riau enliven Ramadan spirit

Hundreds of inmates of Bagansiapiapi Penitentiary in Riau Province continue to enliven the Ramadan spirit by ...

Legislator lauds BNN plan to strengthen drug users' rehabilitation

House of Representatives Commission III legislator Andi Rio Idris Padjalangi has lauded National Narcotics Board (BNN) ...

Indonesia needs alternative sentencing beyond imprisonment: Ministry

Indonesia requires alternative sentencing beyond imprisonment, official from the Ministry of Law and Human Rights ...

Criminal justice system still gravitates to punitive action: BPHN

Indonesia's criminal justice system still gravitates toward punitive action, penalizing wrongdoers in order to ...