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Indonesia’s law ministry vows just, human rights-based governance

Indonesia’s Coordinating Ministry for Law, Human Rights, Immigration, and Corrections (Kemenko Kumham Imipas) ...

Govt building 1,500-capacity prison to ease overcrowding

Indonesia's Ministry of Immigration and Corrections has announced that a new correctional facility that could house ...

Ministry conducts scouting activity for prison inmates

The Ministry of Immigration and Corrections has organized the 2025 Satya Dharma Bhakti Correctional Scouting Camp at ...

Indonesia transfers 100 inmates to Nusakambangan to curb drug trade

Indonesia’s Ministry of Immigration and Correctional Services announced on Sunday that it has transferred 100 ...

Amnesty as a humanitarian step to reform Indonesia’s prisons

"Strengthening the ideology of Pancasila, democracy, and human rights" is one of the eight missions of Asta ...

Indonesia, Malaysia explore inmate exchange program

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

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 ...

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 ...

Challenging journey for eradicating Tuberculosis in Indonesia

Tuberculosis has existed since ancient times, yet it remains one of the leading causes of death in the modern ...

81% of TB cases successfully detected in 2024: ministry

As many as 81 percent of tuberculosis (TB) cases in Indonesia were successfully identified in 2024, with 90 percent of ...

TB spread risk 10 times higher in prisons: deputy minister

Deputy Minister of Health, Dante Saksono Harbuwono, has said that the risk of tuberculosis (TB) spread in prisons is 10 ...

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 ...

Govt checks inmate services at Tangerang detention center

The Ministry of Immigration and Corrections carried out an inspection of the Class I Detention Center in Jambe, ...

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 ...

Budget efficiency is beneficial to prisoners' amnesty grants: Minister

Minister of Immigration and Corrections Agus Andrianto highlighted the benefits of state budget efficiency in relation ...