25 Prisoners Graduated At Salemba Rutan Bible School

JAKARTA - As many as 25 inmates have successfully passed Bible studies at the Bible School Growing Together (SATB) Class 1A Detention Center Salemba, Central Jakarta. The inmates who had passed the study were immediately graduated in the Bethesda Church area, Salemba Rutan, Jakarta.

The head of the Salemba Detention Center (Karutan), Yohanis Varianto said, today the prisoners were graduated after they went through Bible studies.

"Today, 25 of our assisted residents graduated. They are the fifth batch. This activity was attended by structural officials," he said when contacted by VOI, Saturday, August 21, noon.

Yohanis explained that the inmates who graduated also received a charter certificate from the Salemba Rutan.

"This activity lasts for 6 months. Participants who participate are all inmates from various cases. Usually 30 people join each generation," he said.

This activity is aimed at spiritual development of the prisoners so that they know and explore religious knowledge.

"When these inmates are free, they must be able to change, no longer fall into crime," he said.

Yohanis also advised the students who were incarcerated that after being released or the prison term was over, they would continue to worship and behave well in the general public.

"I hope they will only be bright, and have love according to the teachings of the Bible. Deepen the religious knowledge that is in the Bible," he added.