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The Star
10 hours ago
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- The Star
Indonesia to build super-maximum security prison on remote island
- Illustrative photo: Antara file JAKARTA: (Bernama-Xinhua) Indonesian Minister of Immigration and Corrections Agus Andrianto has said that the government is preparing to build a new super-maximum security prison on a remote island as part of broader reforms to the country's correctional system, Xinhua reported. "The president aspires to build a modern correctional institution with super maximum security, located on a remote island. It is now being prepared," he said on Wednesday (June 25) during a visit to a prison in Medan, North Sumatra province. As part of wider efforts to improve the correctional system, Andrianto said that the government plans to build 13 new prisons across the country, which are expected to be operational by the end of this year. He noted that the move aims to address the long-standing issue of prison overcrowding in Indonesia. - Bernama-Xinhua
Sinar Daily
19 hours ago
- Politics
- Sinar Daily
Indonesia to build super-maximum security prison on remote island
The government plans to build 13 new prisons across the country, which are expected to be operational by the end of this year. 26 Jun 2025 01:28pm The government plans to build 13 new prisons across the country, which are expected to be operational by the end of this year. - AFP photo (Photo for illustration purpose only) JAKARTA - Indonesian Minister of Immigration and Corrections Agus Andrianto has said that the government is preparing to build a new super-maximum security prison on a remote island as part of broader reforms to the country's correctional system, Xinhua reported. The government plans to build 13 new prisons across the country, which are expected to be operational by the end of this year. - Photo illustrated by Sinar Daily (Photo for illustration purpose only) "The president aspires to build a modern correctional institution with super maximum security, located on a remote island. It is now being prepared," he said on Wednesday during a visit to a prison in Medan, North Sumatra province. As part of wider efforts to improve the correctional system, Andrianto said that the government plans to build 13 new prisons across the country, which are expected to be operational by the end of this year. He noted that the move aims to address the long-standing issue of prison overcrowding in Indonesia. - BERNAMA-XINHUA More Like This
