Ammar Zoni Enters Nusakambangan, Kalapas: One Person One Cell

JAKARTA - After being moved to the Salemba State Detention Center (Rutan), Jakarta, Ammar Zoni occupied cells in Nusakambangan, Cilacap Regency, Central Java. Head of the Class II A Correctional Institution Karanganyar Riko Purnama Candra said Ammar Zoni was put in a cell alone.

"Immediately put in the cell, one man one cell (one person in the cell)," Rico said as quoted by ANTARA, Thursday, October 16.

Ammar Zoni, who was later suspected of being involved in a drug trafficking case, arrived in Nusakambangan on Thursday at around 07.43 WIB, after being transferred from Jakarta along with five other high-risk inmates.

Head of the Sub-Directorate for Cooperation of the Directorate General of Corrections at the Ministry of Maritime Affairs Rika Aprianti said the placement of Ammar Zoni and five other high-risk inmates was part of efforts to maintain security while ensuring the coaching process continued.

"The placement in the Karanganyar Prison is carried out using a one man one cell system because the prison is in the supermaximum security category," he said.

He said that before prisoners occupy cells, there are several stages that must be followed, such as administrative processes, health checks, and meeting basic needs according to applicable standard operating procedures (SOPs).

"All prisoners will go through administrative stages and first health checks, and be given their rights such as basic needs and food," he explained.

Regarding coaching activities, Rika emphasized that religious activities and personality development are still being carried out, even though prisoners are in their respective cells.

"Religious activities are carried out in their respective spaces. Every day they are given about an hour to get out of the cell, for example for light or windy exercise," he said.

In addition, in Karanganyar Prison there are also assistants and coaching consultants who monitor the conditions and behavior of the inmates regularly.

According to him, the guidance and assistance is still carried out in the cells of each inmate with the aim that they can experience behavioral changes positively.

He said that every six months an assessment of prisoners will be carried out to assess changes in their behavior, thus allowing a review of their placement status if they show positive developments.

"If the results of the assessment show good behavior changes, then there can be a decrease in the level of security. However, if they have not shown any changes, they will still be placed in super maximum cells," he said.

He said the placement in the Karanganyar Prison was not only for security purposes, but also part of a measurable coaching strategy for prisoners at high risk.

"In principle, security and coaching are running in balance. We hope that through this system, they can change for the better," said Rika.