Preventing Bullying, Prisoners In Sidoarjo Prison Use E-Money For Shopping At Cooperatives

SIDOARJO - Penitentiary II A Sidoarjo, East Java applies non-cash payments to prisoners in prison when conducting financial transactions.

Head of the Regional Office of the Ministry of Law and Human Rights in East Java, Krismono, said that his party appealed to his staff to apply the cashless payment method.

"One of the prisons that have implemented it is the IIA Sidoarjo Prison," he said, quoted by Antara, Friday, October 15.

He explained that his party encouraged his staff to abolish the circulation of cash and replace it with electronic money (e-money) as a legal medium of exchange in prisons.

"Because so far the circulation of cash has been one of the root causes of the problem," said Krismono.

According to him, the problems that arise from the circulation of money, for example, are the existence of debts and debts to the theft and burglary among the inmates. If left unchecked, it will potentially lead to the presence of camps that can trigger riots.

"With e-money, it is hoped that it will make it easier for inmates to meet the needs of prison cooperatives," continued Krismono.

One of the prisons that has begun to implement this is the Sidoarjo Prison. The prison, which is located in the heart of the delta city, conducted socialization to inmates about payment methods using e-money as a means of cashless payment (cashless).

The prison staff explained technically the use of e-money cards, starting from how to top up, pay and check balances.

"In addition, officers and WBP can see the history of transactions that have been carried out," said Head of Sidoarjo Headquarters, Teguh Pamuji.

Teguh said that socialization needs to be done because it is a new thing for prisoners and will become a new culture later.

He also emphasized that after the use of the e-money card, there would be no more use of cash as a means of buying and selling transactions in prisons.

"So it will make the Sidoarjo Prison completely clean of money circulation," he said.

Purchase transactions in prisons have been used to buy toiletries for inmates.