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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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Leading the fight against radicalism

Radical movements are likely to emerge ahead of the general elections and threaten the continuity of the election ...

Indonesia to expedite implementation of restorative justice

The government has accelerated the implementation of restorative justice in Indonesia as an approach in law enforcement ...

200 Tangerang prisoners undergo HIV screening

The Health Office of Tangerang city, Banten, held HIV screening or HIV testing for 200 inmates at Class IIA Tangerang ...

119,175 inmates get remission on 75th anniversary of independence

The Indonesian government has reduced the prison sentence for 119,175 inmates, including children, across Indonesia as ...

4,404 inmates granted remission in Aceh province

A total of 4,404 inmates serving their sentence at 26 different correctional facilities and detention houses in the ...

Police ensure objective, transparent probe in Djoko Tjandra's case

The Indonesian Police's Criminal Investigation Unit (Bareskrim) Head Comm. Gen. Listyo Sigit Prabowo ensured that ...

Police arrest 41 inmates escaped from Lambaro prison

The police have arrested 41 out of the 113 prisoners, who escaped from Lambaro Prison in Aceh Besar District, Banda ...

28 people killed in prison riot in Mexico

At least 28 people were killed in a prison riot on Thursday between suspected members of rival gangs in a prison in ...

Cikarang prison grants Eid remission to 531 inmates

The Cikarang correctional institution in Bekasi District, West Java, has granted remission to 531 inmates on the ...

Two escaped foreign inmates arrested in Timor Leste

The Bali police have arrested two foreign inmates who fled from Kerobokan penitentiary recently in Dili, Timor Leste. ...